Merritt Parkway, Bridge No. 744, Spanning Merritt Parkway at Route 59, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT
Summary
Significance: This bridge is part of the Merritt Parkway, a landscaped limited-access highway designed and built in the 1930s. The parkway was regarded as a model in its day, largely because of the architectural qualities of its more than 60 bridges. Its rigid-frame reinforced-concrete construction and extensive Art Deco detailing make this span a representative Merritt Parkway bridge.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-8
Survey number: HAER CT-55
Building/structure dates: 1936 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Connecticut Highway Department
Dunkelberger, George L
Madrid, transmitter
Moore, Robert, photographer
Roth, Matthew, historian
Location
connecticut, 41.20004, -73.23836
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html