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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 area, and the longest bridge in the state at 6,000 ...
The northbound span of the Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges was the second of three bridges built in Henderson County in 1932, a building novelty during the Great Depression. It was originally named the John James Audubon Bridge, or Audubon Memorial Bridge, after John James Audubon, who lived in Henderson in the 1810s. [6]
Nov. 10—The northbound lanes of the Gold Star Memorial Bridge re-opened early Friday night after emergency repairs were made to a deteriorated concrete gap that spilled debris on the span and ...
Nov. 15—After pouring fast-setting concrete last Friday to fix a patch of deteriorated concrete on the northbound Gold Star Memorial Bridge, crews were scheduled to make more repairs on ...
The rest of I-95 from I-395 to the Connecticut–Rhode Island border opened December 12, 1964. The Gold Star Bridge was twinned c. 1975, along with a reconstruction of its approaches, and in 1993 the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge was replaced with a wider span. The state installed cameras to watch traffic along the highway in the early 1990s.
Feb. 5—A long-planned project to repair and strengthen the northbound span of the Gold Star Memorial Bridge is slated to begin this spring. The span, which carries nearly 60,000 vehicles each ...
The Thames River (/ θ eɪ m z / 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, which flank its mouth at Long Island Sound.
Aug. 26—GROTON — The pedestrian path on the Gold Star Bridge remains closed until repairs are completed. State Department of Transportation Spokesman Josh Morgan said Friday the DOT ...