Coginchaug River

The Coginchaug River in Connecticut, with a watershed including 39 sq mi of forests, pastures, farmland, industrial, and commercial areas, is the main tributary of the Mattabesset River.

Photo: Ceolaf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Stream
Description: river in the United States of America
Also known as: “Aramamit”, “Arawana”, “Arawana River”, “Arrowamett River”, “Arrowanna”, “Cawkinchaug”, “Cogincahug Swamp”, “Coginchaug Brook”, “Coginchaugh River”, “Little Falls Brook”, “Little River”, “Low Meadow”, “Mattabesset River”, and “West River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arrigoni Bridge and Middletown–Portland railroad bridge.

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.

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.

Arrawanna Bridge

Bridge

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The Arrawanna Bridge is a historic bridge, spanning the Coginchaug River near Berlin Street in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. Built in 1918, it is an early example in the state of an open-spandrel concrete arch bridge, and is one of the state's oldest bridges.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portland and Middletown.

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.

Middletown

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

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.

Coginchaug River

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.57871° or 41° 34′ 43″ north

Longitude

-72.65787° or 72° 39′ 28″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87H9H8HR+FV

GeoNames ID

5284261

Wikidata ID

Q5141126

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Coginchaug River” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Coginchaug”
Cebuano: “Coginchaug River”
German: “Coginchaug River”
Irish: “Abhainn Coginchaug”
Japanese: “コジンショー川”
Venetian: “Coginchaug”
Welsh: “Afon Coginchaug”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Main Street Historic District and Metro South Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stones Cove and Cromwell Meadows State Wildlife Area.

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