Main Street Historic District

The Main Street Historic District in Cromwell, Connecticut is roughly bounded by Nooks Hill Road, Prospect Hill Road, Wall and West Streets, and New Lane, and Stevens Lane and Main Street.

Places of Interest

Highlights include River Highlands State Park and Arrigoni Bridge.

River Highlands State Park

Nature reserve

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River Highlands State Park is a public recreation area located on the west bank of the Connecticut River in the town of Cromwell, Connecticut. The 177-acre state park is managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. River Highlands State Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Main Street Historic District.

Arrigoni Bridge

Bridge

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The Arrigoni Bridge, also known locally as the Portland Bridge, is a steel through arch bridge carrying Route 17 and Route 66 across the Connecticut River, connecting Middletown, Connecticut, to Portland, Connecticut. Arrigoni Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Main Street Historic District.

Middletown–Portland railroad bridge

Bridge

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The Middletown–Portland railroad bridge is a swing truss railroad bridge crossing the Connecticut River and Route 9 in Middletown, Connecticut, just south of the Arrigoni Bridge. Middletown–Portland railroad bridge is situated 2 miles south of Main Street Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cromwell and Indian Hill Avenue Historic District.

Cromwell

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Cromwell is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, located within the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 14,225 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England.

Indian Hill Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Indian Hill Avenue Historic District encompasses an 18th-century colonial shipbuilding village, overlaid on a historic and prehistoric Native American settlement, in Portland, Connecticut.

Portland

Town

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Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census. Portland is situated 1½ miles south of Main Street Historic District.

Main Street Historic District

Type: Neighborhood
Description: historic district in Cromwell, Connecticut, United States
Categories: historic district, historic site, and locality
Location: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.59538° or 41° 35′ 43″ north

Longitude

-72.64565° or 72° 38′ 44″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87H9H9W3+5P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359277577

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=district

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4838142

Wikidata ID

Q6736130

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