provided the funds required to remove the bascule leaves and replace the pier in 1936. As a part of the renovations, a new floor and electrical system were installed. In 1965, the bridge floor was replaced with steel grating atop 14-inch (36-cm) I-beam stringers. In 1984, the eastern approach span and northwest trunnion post, the point where the bridge pivots, were reconstructed as part of what would be the bridge's last major renovations. Other minor repairs to the bridge's steel and masonry were done during the project. The bridge was closed in the 1990s and it was dismantled in 1999. In 2010, the United States Coast Guard struck the rule pertaining to the operation of the bridge due to its removal. Previously, the rule stated that the bridge need not open for the passage of vessels. See also List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Connecticut List of movable bridges in Connecticut References External links Bridges in Fairfield County, Connecticut Buildings and structures in Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridges completed in 1919 Demolished bridges in the United States Bascule bridges in the United States Buildings and structures completed in 1919 Buildings and structures demolished in 1999 Historic American Engineering Record in Connecticut Transportation in Bridgeport, Connecticut 1919 establishments in Connecticut 1999 disestablishments in Connecticut Girder bridges in the United States Steel bridges in the United States