The Q Bridge: Under construction for decades, now nearly complete.
To celebrate, City Of New Haven threw a Grand Opening Party on the bridge,
before it opens to vehicular traffic September 28th.
Some highlights from the event:
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| A strange sight, to see residents walking up the highway exit ramp! |
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| Jeff was on hand to answer questions |
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| Half View / Half Bridge |
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| Peering Over The Edge! |
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| a view of the Chapel Street bridge below, as seen from the new span of the Q-Bridge |
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| Pedestrians On The Roadway? Just for today’s celebration– the bridge opens 6am, Monday Sept 28, more info here. |
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| Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge information sheet |
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| the dedication of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, an elegant cross between a girder bridge, and a cable-stayed bridge |
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| Governor Malloy was on hand for the grand opening celebration |
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| A view through the support cables of this ‘extradosed’ bridge (a cross between cable-stayed, and girder construction) |
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| a beautiful view of the bridge, before vehicular traffic makes this impossible |
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| the dedication monument, to the veterans of Pearl Harbor |
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| A view of the support system of this impressive extradosed bridge. Read about extradosed bridges here. |
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| a view of the support system of this impressive extradosed bridge. Read about this type of support system here. |
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| Enjoying the bridge, before real traffic starts on Monday September 28 – more highway info here |
All Photographs © Mike Franzman
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Nice report Mike!
Why, thank you! 🙂