“Everybody wonders who lives in the house,” said Mike Dorsey, one of New Haven’s ten bridge tenders who keep New Haven’s moveable bridges moving. While not a residence per say, the curious orange building perched in the through-truss of the Grand Avenue Bridge serves as a home away from home for the bridge tenders on duty. Similar control houses are located on the Chapel Street and Ferry Street bridges.
But what’s life like for the ones who keep watch above the rivers?
After more than a decade of waiting, work has finally begun on the Fireworks Island leg of the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail in Wallingford. An official groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 5 to honor the work of local volunteers, city officials, and funders of the project. Now that permits are in place, construction will commence on the section that will connect downtown Yalesville to the completed trail along Community Lake. When finished, the entire trail will stretch from border North Haven to Meriden.
Resources from The Community Foundation’s Quinnipiac River Fund Will Help Measure and Monitor Chemical Levels in the Quinnipiac River and Support the Development of a Recreational Trail along the River's Edge
