A "Turnback Tuesday" memory from this date in 2017 features a postcard from 1910 of the Division Street Bridge across the Naugatuck River. At the time, the bridge was in disrepair. According to the Evening Sentinel, six of the planks were so badly damaged that it was feared horses going across it would fall through. The bridge was eventually replaced after World War I and again after the 1955 flood with the bridge that currently still stands.
Thanks as always goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history.
Thanks as always goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history.
