Bulls Bridge Road
Bulls Bridge Road is a covered bridge in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the north, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Charcoal Hearth, a historic site 0.9 miles away.
The story
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.
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Wikidata Q4996523, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height limit
- 10'8"
- Weight limit
- 20 st
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Schaghticoke Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Tenmile Hill: 1.1 mi
- Spooner Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Hill: 1.4 mi
- Gardner Hill: 1.5 mi
- Herrick Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Alice McCallister Memorial Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Wimisink Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Leather Hill Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Emery Park: 3.4 mi
- Charlie Jones Veterans Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Fireman's Field: 2.7 mi
- Emanuel Williamson Park: 3.0 mi
- Town of Dover: 3.0 mi
- Kent Commons Park: 3.6 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 0.9 mi
- Jim Hulton: 4.5 mi
- Lois Batchelder: 5.4 mi
- Mill Ruins: 7.9 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 14.0 mi
- Sloane-Stanley Museum: 4.9 mi
- Northrop House: 6.8 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 8.3 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 10.6 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 10.7 mi
- Cascades: 1.0 mi
- New Preston Falls: 7.9 mi
- Kent Falls: 8.4 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 9.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 11.6 mi
- Judea Garden: 9.0 mi
- Personal Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 13.7 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 18.1 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 18.7 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 7.2 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 7.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 10.3 mi
- North Beach: 13.5 mi
- South Beach: 14.0 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 6.0 mi
- New Milford Tank: 8.5 mi
- Indian village: 10.6 mi
- Peter's Forge: 11.5 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 12.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 3.1 mi
- Grand Staircase: 3.7 mi
- Kelly Slide: 7.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.8 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 17.6 mi
- Jean Widmark: 14.4 mi
- greek letter pi: 18.3 mi
- Lesser Evil: 18.6 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 21.6 mi
- Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 22.1 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Dudley Town: 12.2 mi
- Dicktown: 19.5 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Bulls Bridge Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Hill | N 349° | 442 m | 2.4 mi |
| North Preston Hill | N 356° | 441 m | 3.1 mi |
| Chapel Pond Hill | N 6° | 426 m | 2.8 mi |
| Dennis Hill | WSW 257° | 416 m | 6.2 mi |
| Saint Johns Peak | NE 40° | 407 m | 6.5 mi |
| East Mountain | NNW 341° | 406 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pond Mountain | NNE 16° | 406 m | 5.7 mi |
| Observatory Hill | SSW 195° | 405 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millbrook 3 W, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 72001314OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Bull's Bridge, reference 72001314, listed 04/26/72.
OpenStreetMap element way/119401470
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 21 mi
- Cold Spring · 29 mi
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