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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Connecticut Science Center and Connecticut Convention Center.
Connecticut Science Center
Museum
Photo: Josephtbrophy, Public domain.
The Connecticut Science Center is a nine-story museum located on the Connecticut River in Hartford, Connecticut designed by César Pelli & Associates, which opened on June 12, 2009. Connecticut Science Center is situated 830 feet southwest of Founders Bridge.
Connecticut Convention Center
Convention center
The Connecticut Convention Center is a convention center located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, United States, overlooking the Connecticut River. Connecticut Convention Center is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Founders 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 Connecticut's Old State House. Constitution Plaza is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Founders Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Hartford and Main Street Historic District No. 2.
Downtown Hartford
Suburb
Photo: Ctman987, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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".
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.
Department Store Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Department Store Historic District is a historic district in the Downtown Hartford neighborhood of the city of Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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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