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  One of three historic covered bridges remaining within the State of Connecticut, the Comstock Covered Bridge spans over the Salmon River between the towns of Colchester and East Hampton (formerly Chatham). Initially built in 1873, the covered bridge is 80 feet long and is built in a Howe truss design. The bridge was named after an early local postmaster by the name of Franklin G. Comstock. The bridge crossing at this point had served as part of the main road between Colchester and Middletown for much of its existence. Numerous renovations and a listing on the National Register of Historic Places ensured its preservation. While it is now one of the three remaining covered bridges in Connecticut, it was originally covered simply to protect the wooden trusses from weather. It is now celebrated for the functional beauty that makes it a New England hallmark. Local residents, visiting fishermen, and sightseers alike can enjoy the beauty of this covered bridge. In 1785, residents living...

Santa Clara County Route G8 is a 29.38 mile County Sign Route which is part of the San Francisco Bay Area transportation corridor.  Santa Clara County Route G8 begins at California State Route 152 near the outskirts of Gilroy and terminates at former US Route 101 at 1st Street/Monterey Road near downtown San Jose.  Santa Clara County Route G8 incorporates the notable Almaden Expressway and is historically tied to the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine.   (Santa Clara County Route G8 map image courtesy CAhighways.org) Part 1; the history of Santa Clara County Route G8, the Almaden Road corridor and New Almaden Mine The present corridor of Santa Clara County Route G8 ("G8") began to take shape with the emergence of the Almaden Expressway.  According to the October 1960 California Highways & Public Works Unit 1 of the Almaden Expressway opened in November of 1959 between Alma Avenue near downtown San Jose south to the Guadalupe River as part of a Federal Highway Aid...