🌉 Pleasure Beach Bridge

United States · Americas · 41.17°N, 73.17°W

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The Pleasure Beach Bridge is a movable Warren through-truss bridge in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Completed in 1927, it functioned as a toll bridge until the Great Depression, when it was transferred to the city of Bridgeport. Its service life came to an end after it was badly damaged by fire in 1996, cutting off access to Pleasure Beach. In the decade following the fire, several bonds to fund a new bridge were proposed, but ultimately fell through. Pleasure Beach has become the subject of debate, whether it will become an undisturbed protected salt marsh or be revitalized. An alternate method of access via water taxi service, first made possible by a grant in 2009, was not realized until 2013.

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CountryUnited States
Continent / regionAmericas
Coordinates (approx.)41.17°N, 73.17°W · view on map

Pleasure Beach Bridge is located in United States, in Americas.

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