Located in Simsbury, the Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge is like a scene ripped from the pages of a fairy tale. The bridge is adorned with colorful gorgeous flowers making it one of the most photographed places in the area.
It is a piece of heritage crossing the Farmington River Simsbury, in the form of a steel Parker truss bridge constructed in 1892. This is one of only three bridges of its kind still intact in the state and has a span of 53 metres and a roadway 3.7 metres wide.
When a new two-lane bridge opened in 1992 the Old Drake Hill Bridge became a footbridge.
A couple of years later it was spruced up with flower gardens growing annuals and perennials at each end, and wooden flower boxes flanking the roadway.
The Flower Bridge has become an icon for Simsbury, and both a backdrop for wedding photos and a vantage point for crew boat races on the river.
In 2019 the bridge was temporarily closed as the land on the west side was being transformed into a new park with a fountain, pavilion, river access and walking paths.
