Bulkeley Bridge
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.Photo: Denimadept, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Hartford, Connecticut
- Also known as: “Bulkeley Memorial Bridge”, “Hartford Bridge”, and “Morgan G. Bulkeley Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Constitution Plaza and 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 Old State House. Constitution Plaza is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Bulkeley Bridge.
Founders Bridge
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. Founders Bridge is situated 1,400 feet south of Bulkeley Bridge.
Christ Church Cathedral
Church
Christ Church Cathedral is a historic church at 955 Main Street in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Built in the 1820s to a design by Ithiel Town, it is one of the earliest known examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the United States. Christ Church Cathedral is situated 2,200 feet west of Bulkeley Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Department Store Historic District and Hartford.
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.
Hartford
Photo: Ricky Aponte, CC BY 2.0.
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.
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".
Bulkeley Bridge
- Categories: deck arch bridge, road bridge, historic site, and transportation
- Location: Town of Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.76949° or 41° 46′ 10″ northLongitude
-72.66554° or 72° 39′ 56″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Inception
1908Named after
Morgan BulkeleyOpen location code
87H9Q89M+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 588641913OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
5283039Wikidata ID
Q4996495
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