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 |













