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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 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.
Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge: Taunton River: 1965: Massachusetts: Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge: Delaware River: 1956: Pennsylvania / New Jersey: Girard Point Bridge [27] Schuylkill River: 1985: Pennsylvania: Gold Star Memorial Bridge (dual spans) Thames River: 1943 / 1973: Connecticut: Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge ...
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 ...
Nov. 19—Some careful readers of The Day, like me, were surprised to come upon a short announcement earlier this month about repair work commencing on joints on the decking of the northbound side ...
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 more historic northbound bridge will remain in service for US-41 as a two way bridge. [3] Both of the Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges are cantilever bridges. The northbound bridge stands 100 feet (30 m) over the Ohio River with a main span of 720 feet (220 m), with the steel gridwork extending 100 feet (30 m) above the driving surface. [4]
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 ...