Picture Vernon: The Windsorville Overpass, Then And Now

VERNON, CT — The latest installment of the Picture Vernon series takes us to 1964 and a spot on Windsorville Road between today's Stop & Shop supermarket and the town's waste water treatment plant.

A low overpass was being taken down that once served a rail line. It was part of the Ellington branch, which ran from Vernon to Melrose in East Windsor.

The picure is in the Vernon Police Department archives.

There is a still a bridge over the Hockanum River, but it now carries hikers on the trail system not not trains. See it below:

(Chris Dehnel/Patch)

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Picture Vernon is a periodic series featuring images of the town, past and present.