Thousands of autoists and pedestrians crossed the old Middletown-Portland Highway draw bridge for the last time Thursday night and thronged the brightly lighted approaches of the new bridge, which will be opened to traffic Saturday after it is dedicated by Governor Cross and other public officials.
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| The old drawbridge is partially hidden behind the new bridge |
Traffic will be stopped on the old bridge Saturday at 1 p.m. Until that hour people coming to Middletown from the north, east and south over highways east of the Connecticut River will be allowed to use the old route to get to this city to witness the dedication exercises, which will start with a parade at 2 p.m. After 1 p.m. traffic in the center of Middletown and Portland near the parade route will be halted.
Samuel S. Mattes is bridge parade chairman.
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The Middlesex County Historical Society in the Mansfield house on Main St. in Middletown has a small but interesting display about the building of the Arrigoni bridge. The display includes photographs, an article about state legislator Charles Arrigoni, and parade memorbilia. See http://www.middlesexhistory.org/
The Portland Bridge is owned by the State of Connecticut. They in turn are responsible for the maintenance and repairs to the bridge as witnessed by the 18months that it took to resurface the bridge. If half the bridge is on the Portland side and half on the Middletown side and the state owns the bridge, WHY ARE WE (MIDDLETOWN) proposing to spend $750000 to illuminate the bridge.????
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