Charter Oak Bridge

Charter Oak Bridge
Coordinates	41°45′11.6″N 72°39′13.53″W / 41.753222°N 72.6537583°W / 41.753222; -72.6537583Coordinates: 41°45′11.6″N 72°39′13.53″W / 41.753222°N 72.6537583°W / 41.753222; -72.6537583
Carries	US 5 / Route 15
Crosses	Connecticut River
Locale	Hartford, Connecticut
Official name	Charter Oak Bridge
Maintained by	Connecticut Department of Transportation
Characteristics
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)
History
Opened	1991

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 Wilbur Cross Highway (Route 15/U.S. Route 5) and has an average daily traffic of 79,800.

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

• List of crossings of the Connecticut River

External links

• Charter Oak Bridge at Structurae

Crossings of the Connecticut River Upstream Founders Bridge Charter Oak Bridge Downstream William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge