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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 bridg

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rdfs:comment	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 bridg (en)
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dcterms:subject	National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Bridges completed in 1842 Bridges in Litchfield County, Connecticut Plate girder bridges in the United States Lattice truss bridges in the United States Former toll bridges in Connecticut 1842 establishments in Connecticut Bridges over the Housatonic River Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Wooden bridges in Connecticut
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut Poughkeepsie, New York List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut List of covered bridges in Connecticut List of crossings of the Housatonic River Housatonic River Howe truss Hydroelectric dam Pig iron Comstock's Bridge Connecticut Department of Transportation Newburgh (city), New York George Washington Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut West Cornwall Covered Bridge William Samuel Johnson Lattice truss bridge American Revolutionary War Bridges completed in 1842 Bridges in Litchfield County, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut Ithiel Town Covered Bridges Today Covered bridge Queen post Plate girder bridges in the United States Lattice truss bridges in the United States Kent, Connecticut Former toll bridges in Connecticut Blue Laws (Connecticut) Dover Plains, New York 1842 establishments in Connecticut Bridges over the Housatonic River Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Wooden bridges in Connecticut Freshet National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut New York State Wood Treenail dbr:Fuller_Bridge dbr:Gaylord_Bridge US Route 7 Connecticut State Highway Department Selectmen
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/covered-bulls.html
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