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Pleasure Beach Bridge

1927 establishments in Connecticut1996 disestablishments in ConnecticutBridges completed in 1927Bridges in Fairfield County, ConnecticutFormer toll bridges in Connecticut
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The Pleasure Beach Bridge is a movable Warren through-truss bridge in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Completed in 1927, it functioned as a toll bridge until the Great Depression, when it was transferred to the city of Bridgeport. Its service life came to an end after it was badly damaged by fire in 1996, cutting off access to Pleasure Beach. In the decade following the fire, several bonds to fund a new bridge were proposed, but ultimately fell through. Pleasure Beach has become the subject of debate, whether it will become an undisturbed protected salt marsh or be revitalized. An alternate method of access via water taxi service, first made possible by a grant in 2009, was not realized until 2013.

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Pleasure Beach Bridge
Central Avenue, Bridgeport

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06610 Bridgeport
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