The bridge, whose bascule channel spans 75 feet (23 m), crosses over the East Branch of the Westport River, just east of where that branch begins. The branch itself also branches at this point, with the main portion of the river turning north around Wood Point, and the Horseneck Channel to The Let leading southeastward.
The bridge, originally known as the Westport River Bridge, was built in 1958[1] to carry Route 88 to the Horseneck Beach State Reservation. It was renamed in 1983 for Specialist 4th Class Normand Edward Fontaine, a Westport resident who was killed in the line of duty during the Vietnam War.[2] The rehabilitation and resurfacing of the bridge began in 2003, taking several years.
normand, edward, fontaine, bridge, feet, long, bascule, bridge, 517258, 06799, 517258, 06799, westport, massachusetts, lanes, route, pass, over, bridge, from, westport, point, wood, point, westport, point, section, town, horseneck, beach, state, reservation, c. The Normand Edward Fontaine Bridge is a 1 025 feet 312 m long bascule bridge at 41 31 02 N 71 04 05 W 41 517258 N 71 06799 W 41 517258 71 06799 in Westport Massachusetts USA Two lanes of Route 88 pass over the bridge from Westport Point and Wood Point in the Westport Point section of town to the Horseneck Beach State Reservation connecting with Cherry amp Webb Lane and eventually John Reed Road when Route 88 officially ends 0 3 miles south of the bridge s southern end Normand Edward Fontaine BridgeCoordinates41 31 02 N 71 04 05 W 41 5173 N 71 068 W 41 5173 71 068CarriesRoute 88CrossesEast Branch of the Westport RiverOther name s Westport River Bridge Bascule BridgeCharacteristicsDesignBasculeHistoryOpened1958StatisticsDaily traffic7 500LocationThe bridge s east side as viewed from Horseneck Beach State Reservation The bridge whose bascule channel spans 75 feet 23 m crosses over the East Branch of the Westport River just east of where that branch begins The branch itself also branches at this point with the main portion of the river turning north around Wood Point and the Horseneck Channel to The Let leading southeastward The bridge originally known as the Westport River Bridge was built in 1958 1 to carry Route 88 to the Horseneck Beach State Reservation It was renamed in 1983 for Specialist 4th Class Normand Edward Fontaine a Westport resident who was killed in the line of duty during the Vietnam War 2 The rehabilitation and resurfacing of the bridge began in 2003 taking several years References edit Bridgehunter Westport River Bridge Massachusetts Archives Acts 1983 Chap 443 444 nbsp This article about a bridge in Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Normand Edward Fontaine Bridge amp oldid 986605668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,