This is a list of bridges of the

Merritt Parkway The Merritt Parkway (also known locally as "The Merritt") is a limited-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut, with a small section at the northern end in New Haven County. Designed for Connecticut's Gold Coast, the parkway is known ...

, which is located in

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. The 69 original bridges were designed by George L. Dunkelberger. Each bridge had a unique design that represented various 1930s architectural styles, such as

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, Neoclassicism, and Rustic. Some of the bridges have been reconstructed in recent years, and three of the original bridges have been torn down and replaced. The presence of these artistic bridges is one of the reasons that the Merritt Parkway has been listed on the

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and documented by the

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(HAER). Below is a list of the 42 bridges that cross over the

and another list of the 39 bridges that the Merritt Parkway uses to cross over another road or major waterway. The lists are arranged from south to north.

Bridges crossing over the Merritt Parkway

Bridges carrying the Merritt Parkway

Bridge drawings

Image:Merritt Parkway bridge 1.jpg, Bridge drawing (Greenwich) Image:Merritt Parkway bridge 2.jpg, Bridge drawing (Stamford) Image:Merritt Parkway bridge 3.jpg, Bridge drawing (New Canaan) Image:Merritt Parkway bridge 4.jpg, Bridge drawing (Norwalk) Image:Merritt Parkway bridge 5.jpg, Bridge drawing (Westport) Image:Merritt Parkway bridge 6.jpg, Bridge drawing (Fairfield) Image:Merritt Parkway bridge 7.jpg, Bridge drawing (Trumbull) Image:Merritt Parkway bridge 8.jpg, Bridge drawing (Stratford)

References

*National Register of Historic Places, Merritt Parkway nomination form, 1991 *Connecticut Historic Bridge Inventory, 1991 *Connecticut State Highway Log, 2007 *National Bridge Inventory, 2008 *Images of America - Traveling The Merritt Parkway, Larry Larned, 1998 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bridges Of The Merritt Parkway Bridges in Fairfield County, Connecticut Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Historic American Engineering Record in Connecticut National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Bridges crossing over the Merritt Parkway

Bridges carrying the Merritt Parkway

Bridge drawings

See also

References