Long Wharf in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge

Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 11, 2024

1. Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge Marker

Inscription.
A Memorial Bridge
The new Pearl Harbor Memorial (Q) Bridge is the country's first extradosed cable-stayed bridge and Connecticut's "Gateway to New England." The signature design for the bridge was selected to remember and pay tribute to the military veterans and the events of December 7, 1941. It is a distinctive landmark in the New Haven skyline, with a nautical theme meant to recall the smokestacks of a battleship. The bridge was named in 1995 by a state legislative naming act to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and to honor those who were in the U.S. armed forces during World War II.

The bridge carries 10 lanes of 1-95 traffic over the Quinnipiac River and connects the 1-95/1-91/Route 34 Interchange with New Haven's east shore area. The main span structure is 1,013 feet in length consisting of a 515-foot-long center span and two 249-foot-long end spans. Reinforced concrete tower piers with cable stays and anchor piers support the cast-in-place concrete segmental superstructure. The extradosed design combines the structural properties of a concrete segmental bridge and a cable-stayed

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bridge. The hybrid design allows for shorter towers than a conventional cable-stayed bridge, to stay below the flight path of Tweed New Haven Airport; and also, a shallower superstructure, which maximizes the vertical under-clearance for marine traffic below.

Memorial Dedication
On Friday, June 22, 2012, the Program held a Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony marking the opening of the Northbound span of the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge. Commissioner James P. Redeker welcomed over 300 guests, including four Pearl Harbor survivors, Navy veterans, and government and state officials. The President of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, read the names of the seventeen Connecticut men that lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor and each was accompanied with the ringing of a bell. After the names were read, the surviving Connecticut Pearl Harbor veterans, Floyd Welch, Jack Stoeber, William Lehr, and Thomas Nerkowski, were invited to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony.

May We Always Remember
The Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, the centerpiece of this massive program, is not only a signature bridge in the

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Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 11, 2024

2. Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge and Marker

sense of its unique architecture and prominent stature in the New Haven Harbor, but also its symbolic presence. On select holidays including Memorial Day, Independence Day, September 11th Remembrance Day, Veteran's Day and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the bridge will is lit in patriotic red, white and blue with memorial light cannons aimed into the sky. On these nights, we honor all those who have served our country: past, present and future.

Erected 2018 by Connecticut Department of Transportation.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1941.

Location. 41° 18.067′ N, 72° 54.589′ W. Memorial is in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Long Wharf. It is at the intersection of East Street and Water Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north on East Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: New Haven CT 06511, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley

and on the Connecticut Shoreline.

It is also

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in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pearl Harbor Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Pearl Harbor Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Connecticut Twenty-Ninth Colored Regiment, C. V. Infantry (approx. 0.3 miles away); 11th Ward Veteran's Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wooster Square World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bernard A. Zambrano (approx. 0.4 miles away); Alfonso Cappuccio (approx. 0.4 miles away); deLauzun Encampment (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Haven.

Also see . . .
1. Pearl Harbor Memorial Park dedicated in New Haven - CT Mirror. (Submitted on January 23, 2025.)
2. Press Release: Gov. Malloy and State Officials Dedicate Pearl Harbor Memorial Park in New Haven.

Located in the Shadow of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, New Park Honors Those Who Served During the Attack on Pearl Harbor

(Submitted on January 23, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.