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Encyclopedia > Charter Oak Bridge
Charter Oak Bridge
Official name Charter Oak Bridge
Carries Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles
Crosses Connecticut River, Interstate 91, Route 2, Rail
Locale Hartford, Connecticut
Maintained by Connecticut Department of Transportation [1]
Design Stringer/multibeam or girder
Total length 1027.8 m
Width 14.6 m
Clearance below 21 m
Opening date 1991

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. ...


See Also

Crossings of the Connecticut River
Upstream
Founders Bridge
Charter Oak Bridge
Downstream
William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge

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The Charter Oak Bridge (1319 words)
The first motor vehicle bridge across the Connecticut River at Hartford was the Bulkeley Bridge, which opened in 1908.
The outcome was a proposed new bridge from Main and Pitkin Streets in East Hartford to Wyllys Street at Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford.
The Charter Oak Bridge connected to the first expressways in the Hartford area, and the first in the state other than the Merritt Parkway.
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