Hutchinson Parkway – Various Locations, Connecticut

Isaac Kremer/ March 26, 2023/ Field Notes, Physical, placemaking, preservation/ 0 comments

Single Span.

Redding Road. Single Span. Poured concrete with recessed vertical bands giving a strong verticality. Buttressing near springing.

Plattsville Road. Single Span.

Congress Street. Single Span. Closed railing with Art Deco channeling. Stepped back ziggurat buttresses at either end in the Art Deco style.

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Burr Street. Single Span. Simplified geometric detailing. Groups of five vertically arranged rectangles projecting, reminiscent of triglyphs in classical architecture.

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Madison Ave. Single Span.

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Route 34. Double Span.

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Johnson Road. Double Span.

Merwins Lane. Double Span. Poured concrete with courses slightly projecting over the ones below, like simulated clapboard. Buttressing at spring of shallow arch and near middle of the span.

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Route 121. Double Span.

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