Swinging in Connecticut

By Linda Tancs

One of the longest spans surviving in the country, East Haddam Bridge is a steel swing bridge over the Connecticut River in East Haddam. Boasting a 460 foot swing span, the movable bridge connects Haddam and East Haddam. In addition to the swing span, the other two spans are the Warren deck truss and a Pennsylvania through truss. A local landmark, the structure serves as an alternative to ferry transportation to nearby Gillette Castle.

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Billed as the Great North American Eclipse, a total solar eclipse will cross North America on April 8, 2024, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The path of the eclipse begins in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. This will be the last time any solar eclipse will be visible within the United States until 2045. 

Be prepared! So long as supplies last, you can purchase eclipse glasses and other accessories, like a phone app and photo filter, from American Paper Optics, a NASA-approved manufacturer. The link in the preceding sentence is an affiliate link, which means that if you click on the link and purchase merchandise from the page, then I may receive a small commission.