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The East Haddam swing bridge is a steel truss design which connects the town of E. Haddam and Haddam, CT.  It spans the Connecticut River several miles north of Long Island Sound. The bridge was believed to be constructed around 1912.  There have been engineering modifications since that time to […]

Obviously this bridge, by virtue of its name, connects the towns of Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, CT. It can be seen from the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge which carries traffic north and southbound over I-95 and is located approx.. 1/2″ mile north of the train bridge. Both bridges cross […]

The Gold Star Memorial Bridge comprises a pair of bridges that carry northbound and southbound traffic on Interstate 95 over the Thames River.  These bridges connect New London and Groton, CT.  The first bridge was built in 1943 and second bridge was built 30 years later as traffic flow warranted.  […]

The best I can determine is that this driving range was originally the Valley Drive-In Threater on Rt. 63 in Naugatuck, Ct.  The drive in operated from 1972 until 1980 when it was destroyed by fire.  It was turned into a driving range.  I do not know when the driving […]

East Hartford Family Drive-In John Fitch Blvd & Chapel Rd South Windsor CT 06074 This 600 car capacity drive-in theater was in operation from 1954 until 1984. At time of writing this site has been unused and abandoned for nearly 30 years. As a youngster in the 60’s it was […]

Fort Trumbull State Park 90 Walbach St. New London, CT 06320 PH: (860) 444-7591 Visitor hours of operation: Open Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm from May 21 through Columbus Day. Closed between Columbus Day and Memorial Day Weekend. Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull spearheaded efforts to build […]

Roadside Swamp in Goshen, CT While driving through Goshen, CT recently I spotted what I thought was a rather eerie and interesting photo opportunity. I couldn’t resist the urge to take these three photographs. I wish I could have been there during a full moon to capture what would probably […]

Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT CT’s largest beach offers two miles of coastline for sunning or relaxing as well as a substantial camping area.  If you want to photograph the coast the best times to go are at sunrise or just before sunset.  Not only will the beach be less […]