Text with image: "Fully 20 years ago, residents of Middletown and Portland were dreaming of the day when the two towns would be connected by a bridge without a draw span, and were conjecturing how long the old bridge could carry the rapidly increasing burden of motor cars, motor trucks, and motor buses. Drivers from all over the state and from other states were grumbling at the traffic delays in crossing the bridge on Sundays and holidays." -- from a commemorative booklet entitled "The Middletown-Portland Bridge" dated August 6, 1938.

The Arrigoni Bridge carries Route 66 and Route 17 over Route 9 and across the Connecticut River, connecting Middletown, Connecticut to Portland, Connecticut. The bridge has an average daily traffic of 33,600.^[1] When it opened in 1938, the Arrigoni Bridge was the most expensive bridge, costing $3.5 million. With two 600 feet steel arches, the bridge is still the longest in the state. Route 66 begins in Meriden as the extension of Interstate 691, which officially ends at its interchange with Interstate 91. ... Route 17 is a primary north-south state route beginning in New Haven, through Middletown, and ending in Glastonbury, with a length of 36. ... The Connecticut River as seen from the French King Bridge in western Massachusetts. ... Route 9 is a 40. ... Nickname: Forest City Coordinates: NECTA Hartford Region Midstate Region Incorporated (town) 1651 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1923 Government type Mayor-council Mayor Sebastian N. Giuliano Area    - City 42. ... Portland is a town located in Middlesex County, Connecticut. ... The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Tied arch bridge. ... AADT - Annual Average Daily Traffic flow - is a term used mainly in transportation planning, but increasingly for websites. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Route 66 begins in Meriden as the extension of Interstate 691, which officially ends at its interchange with Interstate 91. ... Route 17 is a primary north-south state route beginning in New Haven, through Middletown, and ending in Glastonbury, with a length of 36. ... Route 9 is a 40. ... The Connecticut River as seen from the French King Bridge in western Massachusetts. ... Nickname: Forest City Coordinates: NECTA Hartford Region Midstate Region Incorporated (town) 1651 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1923 Government type Mayor-council Mayor Sebastian N. Giuliano Area    - City 42. ... Portland is a town located in Middlesex County, Connecticut. ...

The bridge is somewhat of an icon and landmark in the area and is also a marker of where the water begins to freeze in the river (as south of this point the tides are able to bring enough salt water north to keep the water from freezing over.) It was named after the state legislator who promoted the project, Charles J. Arrigoni, and was designed by William G. Grove of the American Bridge Company and Leslie G. Sumner of the State Highway Department.

See also

• List of crossings of the Connecticut River

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at the Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes. ...

External links

• Connecticut's historic highway bridges

Crossings of the Connecticut River
Upstream Rocky Hill - Glastonbury Ferry	Arrigoni Bridge	Downstream Providence and Worchester Railroad bridge