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Merritt Parkway, Comstock Hill Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT
LocationSpanning Merritt Parkway,
Norwalk, CT
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER CT-88
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-37).
Building/structure dates:
1938 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1990 subsequent work
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style 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.
Subjects
TransportationRigid FramesVehicular Bridges
Related Names
Connecticut Highway Department
Dunkelberger, George L.
M.A. Gammino Construction Company
Daniel Deering Construction Company
New Haven Construction Company
Ferrari, Edward
Lowe, Jet, Photographer
Thibodeau, Todd, Historian
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW TO COMSTOCK HILL ROAD BRIDGE FROM EMBANKMENT.
2. COMSTOCK HILL ROAD BRIDGE, DETAIL OF ABUTMENT SHOWING INDIAN RELIEF SCULPTURE.
3. COMSTOCK HILL ROAD BRIDGE, DETAIL OF ABUTMENT SHOWING PILGRIM RELIEF SCULPTURE.
4. HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH, COMSTOCK HILL ROAD BRIDGE, DETAIL OF ABUTMENT SHOWING INDIAN RELIEF SCULPTURE, CA. 1940. COLLECTION CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
5. HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH, COMSTOCK HILL ROAD BRIDGE, DETAIL OF ABUTMENT SHOWING PILGRIM RELIEF SCULPTURE, CA. 1940. COLLECTION CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
6. HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH, VIEW TO COMSTOCK HILL ROAD BRIDGE, CA. 1940. COLLECTION CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
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