tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577633936396294153.post8419186991913819318..comments2024-03-28T19:04:36.804-05:00Comments on Industrial History: Amtrak/New Haven Bridges over Niantic River at Niantic, CTDennis DeBrulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992361354510209661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577633936396294153.post-43459283568862888932021-06-08T00:21:38.049-05:002021-06-08T00:21:38.049-05:00Thanks for the correction. Looking closer, I can s...Thanks for the correction. Looking closer, I can see that there is no foundation under the curved member. And it does not have the horizontal rack that a rolling bridge needs. I have updated my notes. I also checked out the web site for H&H. Unfortunately, I did not find any info on this bridge. But I did find four photos that I added to my Sarah Mildred Long Bridge notes.<br />https://www.hardestyhanover.com/projects/sarah-mildred-long/Dennis DeBrulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992361354510209661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577633936396294153.post-52496140608531714012021-06-07T06:26:36.254-05:002021-06-07T06:26:36.254-05:00The new bridge is not actually a Scherzer rolling ...The new bridge is not actually a Scherzer rolling bascule. It has a trunnion, mounted above the top of the girder, and the rack is for the drives. It was designed by Hardesty & Hanover, and they've simply referred to it as a "fixed trunnion bascule."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com