Tag: Connecticut River

To us locals it’s known as the Portland Bridge as it connects Middletown to Portland CT.  However, its official name is the Arrigoni Bridge.  This image was taken in Cromwell on the river bank of the Connecticut River. In the background is Middletown. Only about 1/3 of the bridge was […]

The Travellers Tower is headquarters for Travellers Insurance located in Hartford CT. Hartford is known as the insurance capitol of the world due to it’s many insurance companies headquartered there. Flowing by is the CT River which ultimately will pour into Long Island Sound. The Travellers tower was built in […]

Photographs of East Hartford and Hartford CT from either Great River Park or the Founders Bridge. Photographed with Sony Nex 7, 24MP, mirrorless camera.  Sony 55-210 4-5.6mm OSS or Sony 18-55mm.

Charter Oak Landing 50 Reserve Rd. Hartford CT This photo was taken from the boat dock at Charter Oak Landing. This is a nice linear style park, (maybe 1/2 mile in length), opposite East Hartford adjacent to the CT River. It’s a serene setting with ample parking space overlooking downtown […]

The East Haddam swing bridge is a steel truss design which connects the town of E. Haddam and Haddam, CT.  It spans the Connecticut River several miles north of Long Island Sound. The bridge was believed to be constructed around 1912.  There have been engineering modifications since that time to […]

Obviously this bridge, by virtue of its name, connects the towns of Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, CT. It can be seen from the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge which carries traffic north and southbound over I-95 and is located approx.. 1/2″ mile north of the train bridge. Both bridges cross […]