Backcountry Bridge Unveiled

Joan Caldwell is enthusiastic about the newly widened Sherwood Avenue bridge near her Riversville Road home."It's a beautiful bridge, and it's nice looking," she said. "I think it certainly adds to the character of the neighborhood."The new bridge was officially unveiled Tuesday morning in a brief ceremony.Caldwell, who also is the chairman of District 10/Northwest in the Representative Town Meeting, noted that the old bridge was narrow, which sometimes made traveling over it a tricky experience when meeting a large vehicle traveling the other way.Construction began on the bridge April 19, and Sherwood Avenue was closed to traffic on May 1. The roadway was reopened Oct. 4.via Backcountry bridge officially unveiled - GreenwichTime.