Great River Park

Great River Park is a park in East Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, which is located on East River Drive. Great River Park is situated near the bridge Dutch Point Viaduct, as well as near CREC Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School.

Type: Park
Also known as: “Riverside Park”
Address: 301 East River Drive, Town of East Hartford, CT 06108

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Trinity Health Stadium and Founders Bridge.

Trinity Health Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Hayden Schiff, CC BY 2.0.

Trinity Health Stadium is a multipurpose facility in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It has been host to concerts and sporting events. It was formerly the home of the New England Nightmare of the Women's Football Alliance. Trinity Health Stadium is situated 3,000 feet south of Great River Park.

Founders Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

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 2,600 feet northwest of Great River Park.

Temple Beth Israel

Arts center

Photo: Grondemar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Temple Beth Israel, sometimes called Charter Oak Temple, is an historic former Reform Jewish synagogue and later church building, now cultural center, located at 21 Charter Oak Avenue, in Hartford, Connecticut, in the United States. The congregation… Temple Beth Israel is situated 1 mile west of Great River Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coltsville Historic District and Garvan-Carroll Historic District.

Coltsville Historic District

Neighborhood

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Coltsville Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Hartford, Connecticut. The district encompasses the factory, worker housing, and owner residences associated with Samuel Colt, one of the nation's early innovators in precision manufacturing and the production of firearms.

Garvan-Carroll Historic District

Neighborhood

The Garvan-Carroll Historic District encompasses a primarily residential area near the center of East Hartford, Connecticut. Located just southwest of its Main Street Downtown on South Prospect and Garvan Streets, and Carroll and Tower Roads, this area retains a high concentration of residential architecture built mainly between 1890 and the 1920s.

Main Street Historic District No. 2

Neighborhood

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

The Main Street Historic District No. 2 is a historic district in Hartford, Connecticut. It encompasses a city block in the city's Downtown noted for its concentration of insurance-related highrise commercial buildings constructed in the early decades of the 20th century.

Great River Park

Category: recreation area
Location: East Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut River Valley, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.7617° or 41° 45′ 42″ north

Longitude

-72.65811° or 72° 39′ 29″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Operator

Riverfront Recapture Inc.

Open location code

87H9Q86R+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 481298290

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dutch Point Viaduct and CREC Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Department of Developmental Services North Regional Office and Equality.

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