William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name=Putnam Bridge

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caption=Western end of the William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge
official_name=William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge
carries=Route 3 Expressway
crosses=Connecticut River
locale=Wethersfield and Glastonbury.
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The Putnam Bridge is a bridge in the state of Connecticut carrying the Route 3 Expressway over the Connecticut River, connecting Interstate 91 in Wethersfield and Route 2 in Glastonbury. It is the southernmost crossing of the Connecticut River in the Hartford Area and carries an average of 50,800 vehicles per day. ^{[http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/Documents/dpolicy/traflog/traflog.pdf]}

The bridge was originally to be a double-decker as part of a planned Interstate 491, a southeastern bypass around Hartford from Wethersfield to East Hartford. However, the project was cancelled in 1973, and the expressway portion of Route 3 from I-91 to Route 2 is all that was constructed from that project.

See also

*List of crossings of the Connecticut River

External links

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Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = Connecticut River
bridge = William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge
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upstream = Charter Oak Bridge
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downstream = Rocky Hill - Glastonbury Ferry
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