grand street bridge connecticut double leaf deck bridge connecticut united_states spanned connected grand street bridges planned request world war construction completed delays surrounding construction went case city connecticut court ruled favor awarded damages equal contract bridge excessive settling required replacement southeast pier repairs new floor electrical system installed floor replaced steel beam floor eastern approach span replaced northwest post reconstructed bridge closed 1990s dismantled construction requests bids grand street bridge announced trade publication contractor superstructure approaches originally deadline set april later extended june issue contractor announced obtained contract lowest bid contract signed stipulated work bridge begin days project original deadline september engineering firm provided design steel moving bridge leaves feet long connected feet long deck approach total overall length feet feet width wider feet angle iron added feet making bridge total width feet original floor wooden blocks atop wooden contract called complete construction bridge including approaches river piers consisting cylindrical columns reinforced concrete construction bridge complicated contract stipulated concrete pumped dry concrete cylinder poured continuous operation wooden piles pier project feet concrete base required use deposit concrete boring river showed suitable build construct feet thick artificial order proceed deposit accordance contract needed pipe concrete passed doesn contact water plans stipulated presented submitted june sketches design following june project delayed consulting engineer proposals denied bridge commission ambiguous contradictory requirements advanced position consulting engineer project delayed months consulting engineer discussions mail chicago construction concrete wing piles began august nearly completed january original deadline project issue construction piers greatly delayed construction early submitted plan attempt pumping constructed noted dangerous crew plan denied artificial seal place commission want proceed commission consulted advisory engineer april advisory engineer changes original designs importantly requirement piers project concrete cylinders stricken alterations called open central piers impossible projection piles concrete required unnecessary initial plan seal end piers feet deposited previously suggested bridge commission terminated contract august notified complete project commission crew forcibly ejected site september took possession equipment october contract allowed equipment taken stipulated delays fault city result equal extension time lost sue hired contractor complete bridge cylindrical piers bridge feet diameter finished cut granite completed bridge leaves pivot located feet end bridge reinforced concrete measuring feet high feet wide supported ends supported box posts sides leaves set inside posts ran operating mechanism provided operating mechanism bridge leaves raised motor reduction gears engaged rack quadrant raise bridge manual operation shaft originally present operated surface roadway later paved operator house located south western approach originally housed operator house public removed plans originally dictated second station opposite end 1930s photos shows apparently constructed court case suffered numerous delays construction bridge sued case went city connecticut sued breach contract grounds city clear site scheduled cited concerns relating design construction bridge including design engineers located chicago alleged incompetent disagreed ruled favor court awarded contract damages grand street bridge opened traffic closed southeast pier excessively settled federal government provided funds required remove leaves replace pier renovations new floor electrical system installed bridge floor replaced steel atop inch beam eastern approach span northwest post point bridge reconstructed bridge major renovations minor repairs bridge steel masonry project bridge closed 1990s dismantled united_states_coast_guard struck rule pertaining operation bridge removal previously rule stated bridge need open passage vessels
Grand Street Bridge (Connecticut)