Comstock's Bridge
East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More Connecticut bridges
At a glance
- Status
- Surviving (in CTDOT's current bridge inventory)[1]
- Year built
- 1873[2]
- Truss type
- One-span Howe truss[2]
- Length
- 80 ft[2]
- Vehicle access
- No. Closed to vehicles (pedestrian and bicycle only)[2]
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
Comstock's Bridge is a covered bridge in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut. It is in the CTDOT Bridges open data (state and town bridge inventory) as bridge 02830. The state record gives its construction date as 1873. Its structure is recorded as one-span Howe truss. Wikidata records it as crossing Salmon River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 76001978).
Bridge details
- Town
- East Hampton[3]
- Location / road
- Carries a foot trail[2]
- Year built
- 1873[2]
- Truss type
- One-span Howe truss[2]
- Length
- 80 ft[2]
- Maintained by
- State highway agency (owner)[1]
- Crosses
- Salmon River[2]
- National Register ref.
- 76001978[4]
- Coordinates
- 41.55306, -72.44917[5]
Visiting
We have no official parking, accessibility or opening information for this bridge. Many covered bridges sit on working town roads. Park only where it is legal and safe, respect private property and posted signs, and check town or state notices for closures.
Not verified
We have not found an official source for: Parking, Accessibility, Opening hours or seasonal closures. We leave these blank rather than guess. Never assume a road means you can drive, park or walk here.
Map
Red dot: this bridge. Green dots: nearest bridges in our list. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Nearby bridges
- Hank Woronick Covered Bridge (Wallingford): 17.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Blackwell Brook Covered Bridge (CT): 29.5 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Swamp Meadow Bridge (Foster): 40.9 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Vermont Covered Bridge (Sturbridge): 42.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Liz's Bridge (Trumbull): 43.9 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
Sources
- CTDOT Bridges open data (state and town bridge inventory): checked 2026-11-01
- Visit Connecticut (state tourism office): Covered Bridges: checked 2026-11-01
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (county subdivision = town): checked 2026-11-01
- National Register of Historic Places (NPS), via Wikidata reference number: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikidata: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikipedia article (background reading; not used for facts on this page)
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