Complex sentence: In the spring of 1927 the Vermont rivers flooded taking out several bridges, including the West Hartford bridge, shortly after the flood the bridges were all replace with "cookie cutter" bridges that were tall, green, steel bridges.
Split into simpler sentences: In the spring of 1927 the Vermont rivers flooded, taking out several bridges, including the West Hartford bridge. Shortly after the flood the bridges were all replaced with "cookie cutter" bridges that were tall, green, steel bridges.