On September 19, the City Of New Haven will give a free tour of the Q-Bridge expansion project,
including a trip up to the new span, before traffic is allowed access.
Here is an early sneak peak of the progress.
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A shot of the poster for the September 19 celebration |
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Explaining the engineering of the new span |
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Explaining the design of the new bridge |
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a close up of the interior of one support cable… there are multiple strands in each, multiple cables for each section. |
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a tour of the current construction |
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our earlier tour started under the spans |
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a view of the underneath of the massive structure |
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our tour of the underbelly |
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new spans crossing Frontage Road |
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this shot from 2012 shows the old span (on left) and the new span (on right) |
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a current shot of the two new spans |
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a 2012 photo showing the old span (left) and the newer one (right) |
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a shot of the two new spans |
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my old archive shot of the old Q Bridge on its own, before any construction
All Photographs © Mike Franzman but sharing is enthusiastically encouraged |