page_title: Bull's Bridge
hierarchical_section_title: Bull's Bridge
caption_attribution_description: English: Bulls Bridge in Kent, CT; on the National Register of Historic Places This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 72001314 More images
context_page_description: Bull's Bridge is a single-lane vehicular wooden covered bridge across the Housatonic River in the town of Kent, Connecticut, close to the state border with New York. The first instance of a bridge at this location was constructed by Jacob and Isaac Bull in 1760, which gave the bridge its name. Popular legend suggests that George Washington crossed the bridge with the Bulls' assistance while still under construction. The current bridge was built in 1842 from timber, with additional supports added in the 19th and 20th centuries. Built with a Town lattice design, the bridge has reinforced trusswork visible on the interior. At the time of its nomination to the National Register of Historic Places the roof had wood shingles. It is historically significant as one of three surviving covered bridges in Connecticut, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
context_section_description: Bull's Bridge is a single-lane vehicular wooden covered bridge across the Housatonic River in the town of Kent, Connecticut, close to the state border with New York. The first instance of a bridge at this location was constructed by Jacob and Isaac Bull in 1760, which gave the bridge its name.  Popular legend suggests that George Washington crossed the bridge with the Bulls' assistance while still under construction. The current bridge was built in 1842 from timber, with additional supports added in the 19th and 20th centuries. Built with a Town lattice design, the bridge has reinforced trusswork visible on the interior. At the time of its nomination to the National Register of Historic Places the roof had wood shingles. It is historically significant as one of three surviving covered bridges in Connecticut, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
caption: Traffic on Bull's Bridge crossing the Housatonic River
exif: {"Image ImageWidth": "1185", "Image ImageLength": "1185", "Image Orientation": "0", "Image Software": "Picasa", "Image ExifOffset": "94", "GPS GPSVersionID": "[2, 2, 0, 0]", "GPS GPSLatitudeRef": "N", "GPS GPSLatitude": "[41, 40, 32]", "GPS GPSLongitudeRef": "W", "GPS GPSLongitude": "[73, 30, 34]", "GPS GPSAltitudeRef": "0", "Image GPSInfo": "218", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "468", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "10027", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0220", "EXIF LightSource": "Unknown", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "1185", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1185", "Interoperability InteroperabilityIndex": "R98", "Interoperability InteroperabilityVersion": "[48, 49, 48, 48]", "EXIF InteroperabilityOffset": "344", "EXIF ImageUniqueID": "27c23af3408fcb6d0000000000000000"}