The design is a pair of steel truss bridges, each composed of eleven spans. The posted traffic speed limit is 55 miles per hour. The newer southbound span has a sidewalk/bike path accessible from Bridge St and Riverview Ave on the Groton side and Williams Street on the New London side. Gallery Notes External links Road bridges in Connecticut U.S. Route 1 Interstate 95 Bridges completed in 1943 Bridges completed in 1973 Bridges in New London County, Connecticut Bridges on the Interstate Highway System Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Bridges over the Thames River (Connecticut) Steel bridges in the United States 1943 establishments in Connecticut