Mattabesset River

The Mattabesset River as delineated on present-day maps flows out of Harts Ponds in the town of and travels 16.1 miles east to the Connecticut River, passing and later forming the boundary between Middletown and .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Beckley River”, “Betses River”, “Ferry River”, “Honehas River”, “Honhius River”, “Little River”, “Massabeset River”, “Matabezeke River”, “Matowepesack”, “Matowepesack River”, “Mattabasset River”, “Mattabesec”, “Mattabeset River”, “Mattabesett”, “Mattabesic”, “Mattabesic River”, “Mattabesick River”, “Mattabesicke River”, “Mattabessett River”, “Mattabezeke”, “Mattapeaset”, “Mattpeaset river”, “Middletown River”, “Sebethe Creek”, and “Sebethe River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arrigoni Bridge and Middletown–Portland railroad bridge.

Bridge
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The , also known locally as the Portland Bridge, is a steel through arch bridge carrying Route 17 and Route 66 across the , connecting , to .

Bridge
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The is a swing truss railroad bridge crossing the and Route 9 in , just south of the .

Park
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The encompasses a well-preserved 19th-century residential area in , USA. Centered on Broad and Pearl Streets West of Main Street, the area was developed residential in response to local economic development intended to revitalize the city, whose port was in decline.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portland and Middletown.

Town
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is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the . The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census.

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is a moderately-sized college and business town, with a few interesting remnants of 19th-century churches, graveyards, and mills. It is in on the , about 20 miles south of .

Neighborhood
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The encompasses a portion of the downtown area of . Extending south from Main and College Streets for two blocks, this area was developed in the 19th century, and contains a diversity of well-preserved architecture from that period, some with association to locally important individuals.

Mattabesset River

Latitude
41.57315° or 41° 34′ 23″ north
Longitude
-72.65148° or 72° 39′ 5″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87H9H8FX+7C
Geo­Names ID
4838391
Wiki­data ID
Q19876894
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Satellite Map

Discover Mattabesset River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Mattabesset River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Mattabesset”
  • Cebuano: “Mattabesset River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ماتابيسيت”
  • German: “Mattabesset River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Mattabesset”
  • Venetian: “Mattabesset”
  • Welsh: “Afon Mattabesset”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cromwell and Main Street Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

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