- Charter Oak Bridge
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Charter Oak Bridge Official name Charter Oak Bridge Carries US 5 / Route 15
Crosses Connecticut River Locale Hartford, Connecticut Maintained by Connecticut Department of Transportation [1] Design Stringer/multibeam or girder Total length 3372.0 ft (1027.8 m) Width 47.9 ft (14.6 m) Clearance below 69 ft (21 m) Opened 1991 Coordinates 41°45′11.6″N 72°39′13.53″W / 41.753222°N 72.6537583°WCoordinates: 41°45′11.6″N 72°39′13.53″W / 41.753222°N 72.6537583°W The Charter Oak Bridge is one of the three highway bridges over the Connecticut River in Hartford, Connecticut. The twin steel stringer bridge carries the Route 15 (Wilbur Cross Highway) and U.S. Route 5. The bridge has an average daily traffic of 79,800.[2]
The original Charter Oak Bridge was constructed in 1940s as part of the Wilbur Cross Highway and allowed through traffic to pass south of downtown Hartford. It was a toll bridge. Due to its obsolescence it was replaced by the current bridge, which is free to motorists.
See also
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Crossings of the Connecticut River Upstream
Founders Bridge
Charter Oak Bridge
Downstream
William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge
Categories:- Bridges completed in 1991
- Transportation in Hartford, Connecticut
- Bridges over the Connecticut River
- Buildings and structures in Hartford, Connecticut
- Bridges in Hartford County, Connecticut
- Road bridges in Connecticut
- United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Connecticut building and structure stubs
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