Closer view of the gate in the dike. The Connecticut River eventually crested at 31.14 ft. at Hartford, by comparison, the river crested during the 1955 flood at 30.7 ft. In fact, this flood eclipsed all others except the March, 1936 Spring freshet.

Photographed by BandAfan, June 1, 1984.
Added to the photo archive by Carl Weber Jr., October 18, 2005.
Railroad: Amtrak.

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