Frenchtown Road over Merritt Parkway Bridge

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View From Median Of Parkway To Frenchtown Road Bridge

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #289829

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Description

The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornamental characteristics of the bridges. This, combined with the philosophy of incorporating architecture into bridge design and the individuality of each structure, makes them distinctive.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Merritt Parkway (CT 15) on Frenchtown Road in Trumbull
Location: Fairfield County, Connecticut
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1942
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 106.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.6 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.23181, -73.21175 (decimal degrees)
41°13'55" N, 73°12'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/649869/4566032 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Bridgeport
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 2,118
Inventory numbers: CT 749 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 12052 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 76.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

July 15, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
July 30, 2014: HAER photos posted by Ian Martin

Sources

HAER CT-119 - Merritt Parkway, Frenchtown Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Trumbull, Fairfield County, CT
Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com