Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
1943 south span 1973 north span (twinned) Location. The Gold Star Memorial Bridge is a pair of steel truss bridges that carry both Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 across the Thames River between New London, Connecticut and Groton, Connecticut. The bridge is the largest structure in the state, with more than 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m 2) of deck ...
The bridge was originally a Strauss heel-trunnion Warren through-truss bascule design, built in 1919. It was built by the American Bridge Company for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, replacing a span dating from 1889. In June 2008, the bridge underwent replacement which included the span's conversion from a bascule to a vertical ...
377 feet (115 m) • maximum. 4,348 feet (1,325 m) The Thames River (/ θeɪmz / thaymz) [1] is a short river and tidal estuary in the state of Connecticut. It flows south for 15 miles (24 km) [2] through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at Norwich, Connecticut, to New London and Groton, Connecticut ...
Chris Oberholtz. August 23, 2024 at 10:18 AM. FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A third person has died in Connecticut as a result of the heavy rain that caused road washouts and bridge destruction, leaving ...
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as ferries carrying a state highway across the river. Some pedestrian bridges and abandoned bridges are also listed.
Connecticut's public safety commissioner on Wednesday told state lawmakers to expect a federal investigation into a recent audit's findings, which showed hundreds of state troopers submitted false ...
T. Thames River Bridge (Amtrak) Categories: Crossings of the Thames River (Connecticut) watershed. Bridges in the United States by river.
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running in a general east–west compass direction for 111.57 miles (179.55 km) in Connecticut, from the New York state line to the Rhode Island state line. I-95 from Greenwich to East Lyme is part of the Connecticut Turnpike, during which ...