Founders Bridge
The Founders Bridge is one of the three highway bridges over the Connecticut River between Hartford, Connecticut and East Hartford, Connecticut. The steel stringer bridge carries the Route 2 freeway, and also crosses over Interstate 91.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Constitution Plaza and Bulkeley Bridge.
Constitution Plaza
Square
Constitution Plaza is a large commercial mixed-use development in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. It is located on the east side of the downtown area, near the Old State House. Constitution Plaza is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Founders Bridge.
Bulkeley Bridge
Bridge
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The Bulkeley Bridge is the oldest of three highway bridges over the Connecticut River between Hartford, Connecticut and East Hartford, Connecticut. A stone arch bridge composed of nine spans, the bridge carries Interstate 84, U.S. Route 6, and U.S. Route 44 across the river. Bulkeley Bridge is situated 1,400 feet north of Founders Bridge.
Old State House
Museum
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The Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut is generally believed to have been designed by noted American architect Charles Bulfinch as his first public building. Old State House is situated 1,800 feet west of Founders Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Main Street Historic District No. 2 and Downtown Hartford.
Main Street Historic District No. 2
Neighborhood
The Main Street Historic District No. 2 is a historic district in Hartford, Connecticut. It encompasses a city block in the city's Downtown noted for its concentration of insurance-related highrise commercial buildings constructed in the early decades of the 20th century.
Downtown Hartford
Suburb
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Downtown Hartford, Connecticut is the primary business district of the city, and the center of Connecticut's state government. Because of the large number of insurance companies headquartered there, Hartford is known as the "Insurance Capital of the World".
Hartford
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Hartford is the capital of the state of Connecticut in the United States of America. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum, and the Mark Twain House, in which the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family.
Founders Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Connecticut, United States of America
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Town of Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.76571° or 41° 45′ 57″ northLongitude
-72.66604° or 72° 39′ 58″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Inception
1958Operator
ConnecticutOpen location code
87H9Q88M+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 710710222OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
“Founders Bridge” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ファウンダーズ・ブリッジ”
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