Since then, the bridge has been renovated several times.
This photo was first published on this date in 2015.
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features an image of Engine No. 1 from the Derby-New Haven Railroad.
The railway was originally chartered in 1864 to help facilitate transportation between New Haven and the Naugatuck Valley.
Although construction did not begin until 1867, there were several delays including one contractor quitting due to plans to extend the line past Derby into Ansonia. Nevertheless, the first full train of "proper New Haven citizens" arrived in Ansonia on August of 1871.
Stations were built in Orange, Tyler City, Derby, and Ansonia. The railway ceased operations in 1941.
Although most of the tracks and infrastructure was torn up, there are still remnants of it around CT. The abutment of one of its trestles remains on Derby-Milford Road.
This was first published on Sept. 12, 2017.
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
