Bridges of the Merritt Parkway

Oddly enough, long before I lived in New York, I hated the Merritt Parkway.  Working for Xerox I flew the shuttle from Rochester (where the copiers were made) to White Plains, New York for the drive into Stamford Connecticut (where the decisions were made). It was an ugly winter day (no snow, just ugly) and the driver on the little bus took us down the Merritt.
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For those of us from the West Coast, there is no equivalent to the Merritt Parkway.  Imagine, if you will, Scarlett O'Hara driving a buggy down a bumpy path, designed to avoid everyone's overlapping farms.  And she says, "Oh my!  This trail must have been laid out by a Yankee Sadist."  Then take it in a mini-van with Xeroids.
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This is an expressway back here!
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I have since been on the Merritt in the Spring, Summer and Winter - and it is a beautiful road.  I saw it at its worse the first time.  The curves and hillocks are also much more enjoyable in a BMW than a minivan.
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From Wikipedia - a Bridge Plan

Well on last week-end on our drive to Boston, I was enraptured by the bridges.  They were, to my mind, obviously part of the depression works project (you know, back when people out of work prompted the government to do something about it).  So I took some pictures and then looked it up.
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Per Wikipedia "The 69 original bridges of the Merritt Parkway were designed by George L. Dunkelberger. Each bridge had a unique design that represented various 1930s architectural styles, such as Art Deco, Art Moderne, French Renaissance, Gothic, Neoclassicism, and Rustic. Some of the bridges have been reconstructed in recent years, and three of the original bridges have been torn down and replaced. The presence of these artistic bridges is one of the reasons that the Merritt Parkway has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. "
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I Include a bunch here for your perusal.  They are very cool in person (but hard to take pictures of from a moving car).  And there were all depression works projects. Each is a little (or a lot) different.  Very fun.
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