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East Haddam Swing Bridge, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]The East Haddam swing bridge is a steel truss design which connects the town of E. Haddam and Haddam, CT. It spans the Connecticut River several miles north of Long Island Sound. The bridge was believed to be constructed around 1912. There have been engineering modifications since that time to ensure safety. On the east side of…
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Steel Truss Train Bridge – Old Saybrook, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Obviously this bridge, by virtue of its name, connects the towns of Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, CT. It can be seen from the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge which carries traffic north and southbound over I-95 and is located approx.. 1/2″ mile north of the train bridge. Both bridges cross over the Connecticut River before it…
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Gold Star Bridge & Train Steel Truss Bridge – New London, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] The Gold Star Memorial Bridge comprises a pair of bridges that carry northbound and southbound traffic on Interstate 95 over the Thames River. These bridges connect New London and Groton, CT. The first bridge was built in 1943 and second bridge was built 30 years later as traffic flow warranted. This is the largest bridge in…
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Abandoned Driving Range, Naugatuck, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]The best I can determine is that this driving range was originally the Valley Drive-In Threater on Rt. 63 in Naugatuck, Ct. The drive in operated from 1972 until 1980 when it was destroyed by fire. It was turned into a driving range. I do not know when the driving range closed.
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Abandoned East Hartford Family Drive In
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] East Hartford Family Drive-In John Fitch Blvd & Chapel Rd South Windsor CT 06074 This 600 car capacity drive-in theater was in operation from 1954 until 1984. At time of writing this site has been unused and abandoned for nearly 30 years. As a youngster in the 60’s it was always a huge, huge treat for…
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Fort Trumbull State Park & USCGC Eagle, New London, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Fort Trumbull State Park 90 Walbach St. New London, CT 06320 PH: (860) 444-7591 Visitor hours of operation: Open Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm from May 21 through Columbus Day. Closed between Columbus Day and Memorial Day Weekend. Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull spearheaded efforts to build Fort Trumbull in New London where…
