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Gold Star Bridge
| Official name |
Gold Star Bridge |
| Carries |
Motor vehicles and a sidewalk on the north side |
| Crosses |
Thames River |
| Locale |
New London, Connecticut |
| Maintained by |
Connecticut Department of Transportation [1] |
| Design |
Truss - Deck |
| Total length |
1807.8 m / 1941 m |
| Width |
24.4 m / 24.4 m |
| Clearance below |
41.1 m |
| Opening date |
1943 (twinned 1973) |
The Gold Star Bridge is a pair of steel truss bridges, each composed of eleven spans, located in New London, Connecticut, USA. The bridge carries both Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 across the Thames River to Groton, Connecticut. The bridge has an average daily traffic of 117,000 vehicles.[2]
