The Charter Oak Bridge is one of the three highway bridges over the Connecticut River in Hartford, Connecticut. The twin steel stringer bridge carries the Route 15 and U.S. Route 5 (Wilbur Cross Highway). The bridge has an average daily traffic of 79,800.[2] The Connecticut River as seen from the French King Bridge in western Massachusetts. ... Interstate 91 is an interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. ... Route 2 is 58. ... Rail can mean: Rail tracks, see also third rail Rail transport A Railroad-related periodical For the group of birds called rails, see Rallidae For the Mayfair Games board games, see Crayon Rails For rail in electronics, see . ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Connecticut River as seen from the French King Bridge in western Massachusetts. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Route 15 (CT-15) is a highway in Connecticut that runs 83. ... United States Highway 5 is a north-south United States highway. ...
The original Charter Oak Bridge was constructed in the 1940's as part of the Wilbur Cross Highway and allowed through traffic to pass south of downtown Hartford. It was a toll bridge. Due to its obsolesence it was replaced by the current bridge, which is free to motorists. The Wilbur Cross Highway is the designation for the portion of old Connecticut Route 15 from Wethersfield, through Hartford and Manchester, to the state line at Sturbridge, Massachusetts. ...