thread city crossing maze 

Located in Willimantic, Connecticut this maze features one of the 4 bronze statues on the bridge crossing. Why a bullfrog and a spool of thread ? Read the story here. The bridge features four 11 foot high statues of frogs sitting on a spool - one on each corner of the bridge. The frog signifies a bullfrog battle for territory in the 1750’s (even I couldn’t make that story up) and the thread spool is a tribute to the longtime largest company in town, Willimantic Cotton Mill Company which closed in 1985.

You might think this is my only maze of a decorative bridge statue, but it is not. The Hope Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio is adorned with the Guardians of Traffic which I made into a maze. And yes the bridge does end next to the baseball stadium which gives the MLB team it’s name, Guardians.

Photo of Thread City Crossing Frog:

If you want to see the location of the bridge, here is a pin on Google Maps from which where you can also switch to streetview and see the statues !

The Maze: I went with a free hand maze drawn in only the frog portion of the statue. The maze is more complicated than you might think for a whimsical subject.

Title: Thread City Crossing Maze

Artist: doyoumaze

Style: free drawn maze construction, in color

Tags: Frog Maze; Connecticut Maze; Statue Maze

Format: free downloadable pdf

License: free for personal use

Paper Size: 8.5x11

File Size: 20.8KB

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