<p>A Connecticut state lawmaker cited environmental concerns&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;and whether Long Islanders would want a cross-Sound bridge &mdash; proposals for which date back to at least 1938.</p>


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Push for bridge over Long Island Sound gains traction, again

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Bridge would go from Bridgeport to Kings Park.

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