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Newport Rhode Island
Cheryl and I traveled to Newport Rhode Island in the summer of 2017. We took hundreds of images. These are a couple of those. Camera’s used were Sony Nex 7 and Nikon D7100.
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Grand Avenue Bridge, New Haven, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] The Grand Ave. bridge, which spans the Quinnipiac River, is located in a neighborhood of New Haven, CT known s “Fair Haven”. Brief history of the bridge: 1791 – First wood and stone draw bridge was constructed. The draw was lifted by oxen. It was known as the Dragon Bridge because, at that time, Dragon was the term used for what we now call Fair Haven. Fair Haven is located approx. 2 miles east of the downtown New Haven green. 1860 – A new drawbridge was constructed with pedestrian sidewalks. 1896 – Steel swing bridge constructed by Berlin Iron Bridge Company of Berlin, CT. It’s dimensions…
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Washington Bridge – Stratford, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Cheryl and I decided to photograph the Washington Bridge today. Locals sometimes refer to the bridge as the Devon Bridge because it connects the Devon section of Milford, CT with the Town of Stratford. The bridge is approx. 859′ long and 43′ wide. It consists of two northbound and two southbound vehicular lanes and one pedestrian path. Locally this is a segment of Rt.1. Historically speaking the first bridge located here was built in 1813 out of wood. The bridge was rebuilt on two occasions. The first time resulted from most of the bridge drifting out to sea after being struck by large chunks of floating…
