Thursday Postcard Hunt - Bridges of Stone

 Thursday Postcard Hunt's theme for September is Bridges.

This week it's bridges of Stone and/or Brick. 

Bulkeley Bridge in Hartford, Connecticut is seen on this card postmarked 1908.  It is the largest and one of the last stone arch bridges built in New England, as well as one of the oldest still in use in the U.S. Interstate Highway System. 

O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, Ireland c1940.  The bridge is made of granite, Portland stone, and sandstone.  Originally named Carlisle Bridge, it was built in the late 1700s, and reconstructed and widened in the late 1800s. 

Historic S. Bridge near Clayville, PA.  

This stone bridge was part of the Cumberland Road which was the route taken during Westward Expansion in the early 19th century.  It doesn't look like much, but it's on the National Registry of Historic Places, as well as having a PA State historical marker.  As one reviewer on Tripadvisor puts it, "The Sbridge is nothing special. It's a park with a small parking lot that's void of anything except the Sbridge. It's just a rock bridge with grass across it."

Echo Bridge, Newtown, MA, carries foot traffic, and a brick-lined aqueduct over granite arches.  In 1887-1889 it was the second longest masonry arch in the country.  It's on the National Registry of Historic Places.   The postcard is postmarked 1907.

A different sort of stone bridge is Natural Bridge in Virginia.  At the time of this postcard (postmarked 1941) it was one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.   The arch spans 90' and is 215' high.  It's a National Historic Landmark. 

Cliff "stopped here for lunch." 

Next week will be long and/or curvy bridges.