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The incident occurred on the southbound side of Gold Star Memorial Bridge between New London and Groton, Connecticut, a busy corridor through which 60,000 vehicles often pass daily.
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 Coast Guard Station New London and New London Harbor is home port to both the Coast Guard's cutter Coho and their tall ship Eagle. The city had a population of 27,367 at the 2020 census. [ 4 ] The Norwich –New London metropolitan area includes 21 towns and 274,055 people.
Shaw's Cove Bridge is a swing bridge in New London, Connecticut built in 1984, replacing a similar bridge built in 1913. The span carries railroad tracks used by Amtrak for their train along the Northeast Corridor while allowing boat traffic to go through.
The Bridge Fire has set over 54,000 acres ablaze and is only 9% contained, according to officials.. As of Monday, 2:27 a.m. local time, three firefighters were injured while attempting to contain ...
The bridge sits 29 feet (8.8 m) above mean high water (MHW), and the vertical lift span opens to 135 feet (41 m) above MHW and provides 105 feet (32 m) of horizontal clearance. [ 2 ] It is one of eight moveable bridges on the Northeast Corridor through Connecticut surveyed in one multiple-property study in 1986.
Somers firefighters battle a large brush fire on the side of a hill off Route 116 in Somers Nov. 12, 2024. Croton Falls and Goldens Bridge firefighters assisted at the scene.
Poquonock Bridge is a census-designated place (CDP) and village in the town of Groton in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2020 census. [2] The village is located just east of the head of the Poquonnock River near the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Connecticut Route 117.