WHERE ELSE BUT ELM CITY..Submitted by twoshovels t3_yiyxrc in newhaven
editorgrrl t1_ium2nc4 wrote
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https://connecticuthistory.org/town-patents-the-lattice-truss-bridge-today-in-history/
>On January 28, 1820, architect Ithiel Town was granted a patent for a wooden truss bridge, also known as Town's Lattice Truss.
>An architect and civil engineer, Town had already built the first covered bridges to span the Connecticut River, one at Hartford and two in Massachusetts at Springfield and Northampton.
Here’s the patent: https://www.datamp.org//patents/search/advance.php?pn=3169X&id=39852&set=1
chroniclerofblarney t1_ium56ik wrote
“Town built a small bridge in Whitneyville, Connecticut, to introduce his design.”
Swishbeets t1_ium6vf9 wrote
Thanks for the clarification.
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