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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Groton Bridge, Spanning Thames River between New London & Groton, New London, New London County, CT
Summary
Significance: The Groton Bridge is a Strauss heel trunnion bascule bridge. It is significant as part of the transportation link in the shoreline route of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and as an individual engineering solution to the need to provide dependable rail service while accommodating river navigation.
Survey number: HAER CT-25
Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Gagel , Edward
Waterman , I D
Moore , W H
Modjeski , Ralph
Lindenthal , Gustav
McHenry , E A
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Strauss Bascule Bridge Company
Snow, J P
Holbrook, Cabot, & Rollins
American Bridge Company
C.H. Norwood
Strauss, Joseph B
Rollins, James
Location
connecticut, 41.35565, -72.09952
Source
Library of Congress
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