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Source: Google Maps

Here's a nice classic 1970's CL&P crossarm construction! Source: Google Maps

You can see the conductors go from covered to bare (aluminum I believe), which porcelain insulators are much more likely to show up. Originally this pole likely had 15kV Chance "sky glaze" porcelain insulators. Fortunately the covered conductors are the short section of the line. Source: Google Maps

A little taken-over by the vegetation! Here's a nice 1990's-era CL&P riser that feeds a McDonalds that was built in 1994. I really like this riser design. One of the last years CL&P used the white Chance bell insulators before fully switching the polymer strains. Source: Google Maps

You can see this was once a 4.7kV line. Source: Google Maps

Source: Google Maps

One of the longest running construction styles of CL&P to date, which began in the early 1980's with 15kV-rated Hendrix polymer insulators, though they didn't become widespread until between 1995-2000. I don't think this pole had any transformers until just few years ago. Note the line in the background, which follows U.S. 7, once had mix-and-match of 1950's-90's style crossarm constructions and then the WHOLE line was replaced exactly 10 years ago with more modern CL&P constructions all the way through, turning it into a generic line. :( Source: Google Maps

"Stand-off" insulator brackets with 15kV-rated brown insulators. Common throughout the late 1960's until mid-1970's. The street light is a ITT Model 25 FCO from the early-mid 1980's.

Same pole as in the previous photo. 1980's SRP. N 91st Ave. Source: Google Maps

1980's SRP with a cap bank. Mostly unmolested since when the pole was installed, which I'd estimate was between 1980-85. Source: Google Maps

1980's SRP. This riser is usually used for smaller residential/commercial developments. Source: Google Maps

A General Electric M400A1 full-cutoff HPS model used throughout the 1980's-90's all around Phoenix. Much of these have since been replaced by the rather generic GE M400A3 Full-Cutoff that have popped all over the place (which UI in Connecticut replaced about 99% of their streetlights with a few years ago). I've always liked this GE model. :) Source: Google Maps

1980's SRP. SRP used these less sophisticated risers often between 1967-95. Source: Google Maps

1980's SRP. These distribution KPF armless switches were used throughout the 1970's-80's. Source: Google Maps

1980's SRP. The distribution line below was a common deadend in the 1970's-80's which utilized a "triangular" configuration. SRP rarely use these constructions on new deadend poles, which currently are brace-clamped 6' or 8' wooden crossarms or vertical assembly using polymer strains. Source: Google Maps

1970's SRP 69kV vertical linepost construction with bundled conductors. Source: Google Maps

This pole looks like it was installed as of 2014 and maybe close to the summer, since Bing Map had a massive update. But I'm wondering if it was before or after CL&P's current specs... Though I always love the sight of a brand new pole with wooden crossarms and V-braces. Even though I'm sure CL&P is strictly going the fiberglass route and probably indefinitely, but I'm supposing sometimes they'll use their previous specs? Only time will tell... : / Kudos to CL&P and a lot of other utilities that recycle the street light brackets/masts! Source: Bing Maps

Nice classic 1970's CL&P "flat-top" construction with 15kV sky-glaze porcelain. I still like Hendrix polymer insulators but not as much as before they've become WAY overused and the rather generic post-1980's/90's CL&P constructions appeared all over the grid. Source: Bing Maps