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Merritt Parkway, West Branch Byram River Bridge, Spanning West branch of Byram River, Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT

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Merritt Parkway, West Branch Byram River Bridge, Spanning West branch of Byram River, Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT

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Summary

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architecture styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornamental characteristics of the bridges. This, combined with the philosophy of incorporating architecture into bridge design and the individuality of each structure, makes them distinctive.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12
Survey number: HAER CT-64
Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Connecticut Highway Department
Dunkelberger, George L
Lee Construction Company
Peter Mitchell Construction Company
A I Savin Company
Smith, Corinne, engineer
Madrid, transmitter
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Thibodeau, Todd, historian
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Location

connecticut41.06831, -73.68344
Google Map of 41.0683124, -73.6834448
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Library of Congress
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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

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