Devon Tie Switching Station

Devon Tie Switching Station is an electrical substation in Milford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Devon Tie Switching Station is situated nearby to the power station Devon Station, as well as near Moses Wheeler Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moses Wheeler Bridge and Washington Bridge.

Moses Wheeler Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Markvs88, Public domain.

Moses Wheeler Bridge carries Interstate 95 over the Housatonic River between Stratford and the Devon section of Milford. The current bridge is a 14-span continuous girder and floorbeam structure that carries three lanes of traffic in each direction, with full inside and outside shoulders. Moses Wheeler Bridge is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Devon Tie Switching Station.

Washington Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Sgt. R.K. Blue, CC BY 3.0.

The Washington Bridge, also known as the Devon Bridge, carries U.S. Route 1 over the Housatonic River in the U.S. state of Connecticut, connecting the city of Milford to the town of Stratford. Washington Bridge is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Devon Tie Switching Station.

Carting Island

Islet

Carting Island is the largest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut, in the Housatonic River between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, east of Peacock Island, and southwest of Long Island, and Pope's Flat, it is also south of Fowler Island in Milford and the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Devon and Stratford.

Devon

Village

The village of Devon is a neighborhood of the city of Milford, Connecticut, United States. It lies on the southwest corner of the city bordering Long Island Sound and the mouth of the Housatonic River.

Stratford

Photo: Igor154, Public domain.

Stratford is a town in Connecticut. Stratford, Connecticut was founded in 1639. It is in New England and located on the Long Island Sound. It is east of the Housatonic River and it also part of Fairfield County.

Stratford Center Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Stratford Center Historic District is a 220-acre historic district in Stratford, Connecticut. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Stratford Center Historic District is situated 2 miles southwest of Devon Tie Switching Station.

Devon Tie Switching Station

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Milford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Greater New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.20694° or 41° 12′ 25″ north

Longitude

-73.10557° or 73° 6′ 20″ west

Operator

The United Illuminating Company

Open location code

87H86V4V+QQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 141310694

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