- City:
- Norwich, CT
- Site Type:
- Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
Description
“The bridge is significant as a representative example of standard 20th-century truss construction. Typical features of the period include the Pratt-truss design, concrete-slab deck, and the use of rolled I-beams. The railing design suggests an Art Deco stylistic influence. The bridge also has historical significance: it was one of a group of Connecticut bridges financed by federal public-works funds following natural disasters in 1936 and 1938.” (Bridge Hunter)
The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) supplied a $44,860 grant for the bridge’s construction, whose total cost was $79,397. Construction occurred between Dec. 1938 and Aug. 1939.
The bridge has since been rehabilitated and does not resemble the original construction.
PWA Docket No. CT X1315
Source notes
National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 3. https://bridgehunter.com/ct/new-london/1415/ https://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/metal-nl.html https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Photograph:%20ct0679&fi=number&op=PHRASE&va=exact&co%20=hh&st=gallery&sg%20=%20trueSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 25, 2016.
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