Bulkeley Bridge

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Bulkeley Bridge
Official name	Morgan G. Bulkeley Bridge
Carries	Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	Connecticut River
Locale	Hartford, Connecticut
Maintained by	Connecticut Department of Transportation [1]
Design	Arch bridge
Total length	327.7 m
Width	33.5 m
Clearance below	11.9 m
Opening date	1906
Coordinates	41°46′10″N, 72°39′55″WCoordinates: 41°46′10″N, 72°39′55″W

The Bulkeley Bridge is a stone arch bridge composed of nine spans located in Hartford, Connecticut. The bridge carries Interstate 84, U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 44, connecting Hartford to East Hartford. As of 2005 the bridge carried an average daily traffic of 142,500 cars.^[1]

The Bulkeley Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in use in the Interstate Highway System ^[2]. It is also the longest stone arch bridge in the world. ^[3] The Bulkeley Bridge is named for Connecticut governor and United States Senator, Morgan Bulkeley.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Connecticut River

[edit] External links

• Connecticut's historic highway bridges
• Kurumi's Bulkeley Bridge page
• An account of the bridge's dedication celebrations

[edit] References

1. ^ 2005 Traffic Volumes State Maintained Highway Network (Traffic Log); State of Connecticut Department of Transportation p89.
2. ^ Oldest bridges currently used in interstate system; gatago.com
3. ^ Secord,Greg; Hartford 'Firsts' and Other Interesting Facts; hartfordhistory.net

Crossings of the Connecticut River
Upstream Connecticut Southern Railroad bridge	Morgan G. Bulkeley Bridge	Downstream Founders Bridge

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