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The
New Haven Railroad's
bridge between New London and Groton, Connecticut is going to be replaced.
The nearly 100-year old Thames River Bridge will undergo a $76 million replacement of its aging bascule lift span. During a 12-day span in fall 2007, the bascule lift or movable center portion of the bridge will be removed and a 188-foot long, 35-foot wide, 1,250-ton vertical lift span will be floated into place on barges from Long Island Sound and attached to the bridge. This will result in a four-day outage of this section of the railroad. The project is the first of three major movable bridge replacements (Thames River, Niantic and Miamacock) in Connecticut planned over the next 10 years. The aged drawbridge will be replaced by a more efficient vertical lift bridge that rises between two towers. The bridge is important as it provides access to the Coast Guard Academy and a submarine base. See a picture of the old bridge. Two other important, but aging moveable railroad bridges on this section of the shoreline are Old Lyme (left) and Niantic (right). |
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New Haven Railroad Bridge at Norwalk Connecticut
From Microsoft Virtual Earth |
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New Haven Railroad Bridge at Stamford Connecticut
From an old postcard found in St Joseph, Michigan |
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New Haven Railroad Bridge at New London Connecticut
From an old postcard found in St Joseph, Michigan |
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New Haven Railroad Bridge at New London Connecticut
From an old postcard found in St Joseph, Michigan |
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| New Haven Railroad Bridge at Norwalk Connecticut |
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Monte Carlo Grand Prix is about the most famous race in the World.
The Casino is magical and crowded with the most famous and richest people in the world. All of them gather for one of
the major events of the year: the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, which takes place in the streets of the city.
The nights are marvelous: charity dinner or gala organized by the Grimaldi family in its Palace, dancing in night-clubs
such as The Living Room, gambling in the Casino.
SEE Monte Carlo and Monaco |
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New Haven at Back Bay
New Haven caboose
Electric locomotive at New Haven station
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