Quinnipiac River

The Quinnipiac River is a 45.5-mile long river in the region of the United States, located entirely in the state of . The river rises in West Central Connecticut from Dead Wood Swamp near the city of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: Black Pond River”, “Dragon River”, “East River”, “New Haven River”, “Quinipiack River”, and “Quinnipiak River

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge and Tomlinson Lift Bridge.

Bridge
The , commonly referred to as the Q Bridge by locals, is an extradosed bridge that carries Interstate 95 over the mouth of the Quinnipiac River in , in the U.S. state of .

Bridge
The is a crossing of the Quinnipiac River in . The bridge forms a segment of U.S. Route 1. The Tomlinson Vertical Lift Bridge carries four lanes of traffic across and a single-track freight line owned by the Providence & Worcester Railroad that connects the waterfront with the Northeast Corridor line of Metro North and CSX.

Memorial
The is a monument located in Criscuolo Park in , United States. The monument commemorates the soldiers of the 29th Connecticut Infantry Regiment and is located on the grounds of where more than 900 black recruits trained in 1863.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include River Street Historic District and Mill River.

Neighborhood
Photo: Emporostheoros, Public domain.
The encompasses a historic industrial area in the Fair Haven section of . Located south of Chapel Street between James Street and Blatchley Avenue, the industrial buildings here date to New Haven's growth as a major industrial center between the American Civil War and World War I, with significant emphasis on metalworking businesses.

Neighborhood
is a primarily industrial in the city of , located between the and Fair Haven neighborhoods.

Suburb
is a residential neighborhood in the city of . Originally part of , the neighborhood was voluntarily ceded by East Haven and annexed by the city of New Haven in the 1880s.

Quinnipiac River

Latitude
41.29954° or 41° 17′ 58″ north
Longitude
-72.90399° or 72° 54′ 14″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87H973XW+RC
Geo­Names ID
4841238
Wiki­data ID
Q3414549
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Quinnipiac River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر كوينيبياك
  • Catalan: Quinnipiac
  • Cebuano: Quinnipiac River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر كوينيبياك
  • French: Quinnipiac
  • German: Quinnipiac River
  • Irish: Abhainn Quinnipiac
  • Japanese: クイニピアック川
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Quinnipiac River
  • Norwegian: Quinnipiac River
  • Russian: Куиннипиак
  • Slovenian: Quinnipiac River
  • Slovenian: Quinnipiac
  • Slovenian: reka Quinnipiac
  • Venetian: Quinnipiac
  • Welsh: Afon Quinnipiac

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barnesville and Wooster Square Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mill River and Water Street Bridge.

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