Throwback Thursday: Do You Remember...?

In this weekly series, Enfield Patch publishes a photo of a business or landmark in town that is no longer in existence.

Today’s picture is twofold, as we return to the photo book Enfield: 1950-1980 to remember an historic event 60 years ago and view a bygone Hazardville landmark.

It was 60 years ago this week, on Aug. 18-19, 1955, that Hurricane Diane dumped about 19 inches of rain on Enfield, causing massive flooding throughout town, particularly in the Thompsonville section.

Hazardville was not spared from the disaster, however, as floodwaters caused considerable damage to the roadbed near the South Maple Street bridge, as depicted here.

The 66-foot-long bridge was repaired, and remained as a one-lane span over the Scantic River for another 55 years. Finally, in Aug. 2010, the bridge was closed and a new two-lane, 82-foot bridge built in its place, which opened to traffic in Jan. 2011.

Enfield Patch invites readers to share their memories of the flood or the single-lane bridge in the comments section below.

Enfield: 1950-1980, produced by James Malley, is a collection of pictures taken by his father, renowned local news photographer Edward Malley.

Do you have a photo of a former Enfield business or landmark? Email it to tim.jensen@patch.com and we’ll feature it in an upcoming column.

Photo credits: (1955 flood) Edward Malley, courtesy of James Malley; (bridge in 2011) Tim Jensen