Are there any historic highway bridges in Middlesex County? A.L., Portland The State Department of Transportation lists several in “Connecticut Historic Highway Bridges,” published in 1991. Most ...

One hundred years ago Allentown built its own “wonder of the world” and it still stands today. The 8th Street Bridge was regarded as the largest poured concrete structure in the world when it opened ...

Open-spandrel bridges use columns to transfer loads, and closed-spandrel bridges use continuous walls. If part of the arch extends above the roadway with the deck suspended below, it’s called a ...

Bridges were needed to overcome the geography of the city of Spokane. Spans helped move traffic over rivers, creeks, gorges and canyons. In 1911, less than a year after the city completed the Monroe ...