Upright leaves of broken Connecticut bridge could be demolished as early as this week.
Demolition is expected to begin next week to tear down the upright leaves of the Congress Street Bridge in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The Congress Street Bridge is being demolished with federal funding obtained through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (also known as the “stimulus bill”), Comprehensive Appropriations Act of 2009, and a Community Development Block Grant.
The bridge has been broken for more than a decade. It is a major connection between Bridgeport’s central business district and the East Side. A fire station sits immediately on the downtown side, and the broken bridge limits its service area.
The closed bridge — it’s been left in the upright position to allow for barge and boat traffic in the Pequonnock River — has been seen as a major symbol of broken urban infrastructure.
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