Connecticut River

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Air Line Railroad Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1872; Destroyed by Steamboat collision 1876; Replaced 1886
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Amtrak - Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1907
Warren through truss bridge over Connecticut River on (Amtrak, Shore Line East)
Open to traffic

Amtrak - Warehouse Point Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1903
Deck girder bridge over Connecticut River on Amtrak Springfield Line
Open to traffic

Anna Hunt Marsh Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1920 by American Bridge Co.; Rehabilitated 1988
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on NH 119 in Hinsdale
Open to traffic

Arrigoni Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1994
Steel through arch bridge over Connecticut River on CT 66 in Middletown
Open to traffic

B&A - Springfield Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built in 1873
Lost lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Boston & Albany Railroad


Bedell Covered Bridge (Orange County, Vermont)
Built 1866; Tolls Eliminated 1916; Rehabilitated 1929; Closed 1958; Rehabilitated 1976; Destroyed 1979
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conneticut River on Toll House Road
Destroyed in windstorm

Beechers Falls Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1971
Steel arch bridge over Connecticut River on Bridge Street in Stewartstown
Open to traffic

Bellows Falls Arch Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1905; damaged by flooding in 1936; closed to traffic 1971; demolished 1982
Lost steel through arch bridge over the Connecticut River between Bellows Falls, Vermont, and North Walpole, New Hampshire
Replaced by a new bridge

Bissell Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1993
Steel stringer bridge over Connecticut River on Interstate 291
Open to traffic

BM - Connecticut River Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1927; Closed 1970; Removed ca. 1982
Lost Bridge over Connecticut River on Former Boston and Maine Railroad
Removed but not replaced

BM - Connecticut River Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1882; Replaced 1930
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BM - Connecticut River Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1912 by the American Bridge Co.; Abandoned 1983
Abandoned baltimore through truss bridge over Connecticut River on abandoned B&M Fort Hill Branch
Derelict/abandoned

BM - Connecticut River Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Deck plate girder bridge over Connecticut River on Boston & Maine/ST/NECR


Brattleboro-Chesterfield Suspension Bridge (Old) (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1889 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Destroyed by flooding 1936; divers located bridge 2012
Lost Suspension bridge over Connecticut River
Destroyed by flooding; Bridge is still underwater

Bridge Street Bridge 1922 (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1922; replaced 1992
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Connecticut River on CT 140
Replaced by a new bridge

Bulkeley Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1908; rehabilitated 1964
Nine-span stone arch bridge over Connecticut River on I-84 in Hartford
Open to traffic

Calvin Coolidge Memorial Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 2003
Deck truss bridge over Connecticut River on MA 9 (Russell Street) in Hadley
Open to traffic

Canalside Rail-Trail - Connecticut River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1880, Warrens added 1936
Whipple through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Canalside Rail-Trail in Montague
Open to pedestrians only

CCRR - Connecticut River Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Deck plate girder bridge over the Connecticut River on the former Claremont Concord Railroad Corporation
Open to traffic

Charles Dana Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1920 by Boston Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1988
Parker through truss bridge over Connecticut River on NH 119 in Hinsdale
Open to traffic

Charter Oak Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1991 to replace previous toll bridge of similar design
Steel stringer bridge over Connecticut River on CT 15/US 5 (East Hartford Bypass)
Open to traffic

Cheshire - Connecticut River Covered Bridge 45-13-55x / 29-03-23x (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1849; Replaced 1899
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Connecticut River on Chesire Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cheshire Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1992
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on VT 11 / NH 11 in Charlestown
Open to traffic

Chesterfield-Brattleboro Bridge (old) (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1937 by Bethlehem Steel Co.; Bypassed in 2003
Steel through arch bridge over Connecticut River on former Hwy 9 in Chesterfield
Open to Pedestrians

Clarksville Covered Bridge 29-04-03 (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1876
Paddleford through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Bridge Road
Open to pedestrians only

Columbia Covered Bridge 45-05-02 / 29-04-07 (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1981
Covered bridge over Connecticut River on Columbia Bridge Road in Columbia
Open to traffic

Connecticut River Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1950 by the American Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on US 2 in Lancaster
Open to traffic

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge 45-14-14 / 29-10-09 (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Built 1866; Tolls removed 1943; Rehabilitated 1989
Covered Town Lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River between Cornish, NH, and Windsor, VT
Open to one-lane traffic

CSOR - Connecticut River Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built ca. 1873 by the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Connecticut River on Connecticut Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Connecticut River Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on CSX Berkshire Subdivision
Open to traffic

Dexter Coffin Jr. Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1991
Deck plate girder bridge over Connecticut River on Interstate 91
Open to traffic

East Haddam Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1999
Swing through truss bridge over Connecticut River on CT 82 in East Haddam
Open to traffic

East Thetford Road Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1937 by American Bridge Co.
2 span Parker through truss bridge over Connecticut River on East Thetford Road in Lyme
Open to traffic

Enfield-Suffield Veterans Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1966; rehabilitated 2007
Deck plate girder bridge over Connecticut River on Connecticut Route 190
Open to traffic

Founders Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1999
Steel stringer bridge over Connecticut River on Connecticut Route 2 (Downtown Connector)
Open to traffic

French King Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1992
Steel arch bridge over Connecticut River on MA 2 in Millers Falls
Open to traffic

General Pierce Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1947
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River in Greenfield
Open to traffic

Gill-Montague Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1937
Warren Deck truss with all verticals bridge over Connecticut River on Avenue A in Gill
Open to traffic

GMRC - Bellows Falls Stone Arch Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1899
Stone arch bridge over Connecticut River on Green Mountain Railroad
Open to traffic

Greenfield-Montague Trolley Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Lost to flooding in 1936
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Greenfield-Turners Falls Trolley Line
Destroyed by flooding

I-90 Connecticut River Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1957; rehabilitated 1982
Steel haunched deck plate girder bridge over Connecticut River on Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90)
Open to traffic

Janice Peaslee Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1893 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Closed 1990; Rehabilitated 2005
Pin connected Pratt through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Maidstone Bridge Road in Stratford
Open to traffic

Ledyard Free Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1998
Steel stringer bridge over Connecticut River on West Wheelock Street
Open to traffic

Littleton-Waterford Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1890; Closed to traffic 1934; Destroyed by ice jam in 1936
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Road
Destroyed by ice jam. Bridge foundations inundated by Moore Reservoir

McIndoe Falls Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.; Rehabilitated 2006
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Monroe Road in Monroe
Open to traffic

Mininghill Farm Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Original bridge built 1976; Twinned 1981; both bridges rehabilitated 2014
Steel stringer bridge over Connecticut River on Interstate 93 (Styles Bridges Highway)
Open to traffic

Monroe - Barnet Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 2000
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Barnet Road in Monroe
Open to traffic

Montague City Covered Bridge 26-06-31#3x (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1870; Destroyed by Flood of 1936
Lost Covered Double decker Howe through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad/Montague City Road
Destroyed by flooding

Moose Falls Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1961
Concrete bridge over Connecticut River on Daniel Webster Highway (US 3)
Open to traffic

Mt. Orne Covered Bridge 45-05-03 / 29-04-08 (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1911; rehabilitated 1988
Covered bridge over Connecticut River on Mt. Orne Road in Lancaster
Open to traffic

NECR - Connecticut River Bridge #1 (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1904, southern spans lost 3/18/36 and replaced same year
Warren deck truss bridge over Connecticut River on New England Central Railroad in Northfield
Open to traffic

NECR - Connecticut River Bridge #2 (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1930
Warren through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad (NECR)
Open to traffic

NECR - Connecticut River Bridge #3 (Windsor County, Vermont)
Deck plate girder bridge over Connecticut River on New England Central Railroad
Open to traffic

NH - Warehouse Point Bridge (Old) (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1865; Replaced 1903
Lattice deck truss bridge over Connecticut River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

North End Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1924; rebuilt 1984
Deck truss bridge over Connecticut River on US 20 (Park Avenue) in Springfield
Open to traffic

Norwottuck Rail Trail - Connecticut River Bridge (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Built 1887; retrofitted for pedestrian use in 1992
Lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Norottuck Rail Trail in Hadley
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Old North End Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1877 Replaced 1924
Lost Triple-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Road & Streetcar Line
Replaced by a new bridge

Orford-Fairleigh Covered Bridge 29-05-94x / 45-09-40x (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built ca. 1850; Replaced 1937 by current bridge
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Connecticut River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Piermont Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1929 by Boston Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1993
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on NH 25 in Piermont
Open to traffic

Portland Passenger Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1896 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Damaged by flood 1936; Demolished 1938
Lost swing bridge over Connecticut River on Main street
Replaced by a new bridge

PW - Middletown Swing Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Replaced an earlier bridge at this location built in 1872.
Swing through truss bridge over the Connecticut River on the Connecticut Central Railroad in Middletown
Open to traffic

Rail-Trail Connecticut River Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built in 1902 by the American Bridge Company.
Baltimore through truss bridge over Connecticut River (formerly MEC and NSRC railroads)
Open to pedestrians

Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1993
Concrete segmental box girder bridge over Connecticut River on Interstate 95
Open to traffic

Rocky Hill - Glastonbury Ferry (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1655
Ferry over Connecticut River on Route 160 - Cable Ferry (Hollister III)
Open to traffic

Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 2002
Steel through arch bridge over Connecticut River on NH 25A in Orford
Open to traffic

Saybrook Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Opened in 1911 and replaced in 1948
Lost deck truss bascule bridge over Connecticut River on Shoreline Electric railway and highway
No longer exists

Schell Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1903 by New England Structural Co.; Closed 1985
Cantilevered Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on East Northfield Road in Northfield
Closed to all traffic

Scott Brook Road Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Timber stringer bridge over Connecticut River on Scott Brook Road/East Inlet Road
Open to authorized campground vehicles only

South End Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1954
Deck truss bridge over Connecticut River on US 5 in Agawam
Open to traffic

Springfield Memorial Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1996
Concrete arch bridge over Connecticut River on MA 147 (Memorial Avenue) in Springfield
Open to traffic

ST - Connecticut River Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1918
Warren deck truss bridge over Connecticut River on Springfield Terminal
Open to traffic

Suffield-Thompsonville Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1892 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Bypassed 1966; Closed & Demolished 1971
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Main Street/Burbank Street
Demolished; Four stone piers still standing

Sullivan Railroad Covered Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Replaced 1882
Lost Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Sullivan Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Sunderland Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1994
Deck truss bridge over Connecticut River on MA 116 in Deerfield
Open to traffic

Sunderland Bridge (old) (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Destroyed by Montague City Covered Bridge 1936
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Sugarloaf Road
Destroyed by flooding

TSRD - Connecticut River Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built in 1928 by the American Bridge Co.; Out of service 1999
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Twin State Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Tucker Toll Covered Bridge 45-13-54x / 29-03-22x (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1840; Replaced 1930
Lost Covered Town Lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Upper Suspension Bridge (Franklin County, Massachusetts)
Built 1878; damaged in 1936 flood; demolished for war effort 1942
Lost suspension bridge over Connecticut River
Demolished in 1942

Veterans Memorial Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1923 by Boston Bridge Works; rehabilitated 2003
Steel through arch bridge over Connecticut River on US 302 in Haverhill
Open to traffic

Vilas Bridge (Windham County, Vermont)
Built 1931 by Robie Construction Co; rehabilitated 1974; Closed 2009
Open-Spandrel concrete arch bridge over Connecticut River on Bridge Street in Walpole
Intact but closed to all traffic

WACR - Woodsville-Wells River Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Dual layer Baltimore truss bridge built in 1903, closed to car traffic 1917, closed to trains in 2001
Pin Connected Baltimore deck & through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad (WACR)
Abandoned

Walpole-Westminster Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Built 1910 by Walsh's Holyoke Steam Boiler Works; Rehabilitated 1933; Replaced 1989
Lost plate girder bridge over Connecticut River on Nh123
Replaced by new bridge

Waterford Bridge (Caledonia County, Vermont)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1980
Deck plate girder bridge over Connecticut River on NH/VT 18
Open to traffic

West Lebanon-Hartford Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1976
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on US 4 in Lebanon
Replaced by a new bridge

Whitcomb Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Built 1928 by the Berlin Construction Co.; Bypassed in 1997
Bypassed Pratt deck truss bridge over Connecticut River on former Gilman Rd in Dalton
Intact but closed to all traffic

William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 2015
Deck plate girder bridge over Connecticut River on Connecticut Route 3
Open to traffic

Willimansett Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Built 1891; Rehabilitated 2015
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on MA 116/MA 141 (Cabot Street) in Chicopee
Open to traffic

Willimansett Railroad Bridge (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Boston & Maine Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge