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Craig Della Penna

Bridges along the Connecticut could be part of a bigger vision

FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of essays/articles about the newly opened Route 119 bridge over the Connecticut River and discussions about the nascent remake of the older bridges into a bike and pedestrian pathway.

I've been waiting for this discussion for over 20 years now.

Folks, we are now going to zoom up in altitude so lets buckle your seatbelts. Did you know that there are five former highway or railroad bridges in a 13-mile stretch of the Connecticut River that have been taken out of service and could be remade for bicyclists, pedestrians, and other users?

Four of the five bridges are over the river at Brattleboro.

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