William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge
Putnam Bridge | |
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![]() Western end of the William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge, before rehabilitation. | |
Coordinates | 41°42′51″N 72°38′27″W / 41.71417°N 72.64083°WCoordinates: 41°42′51″N 72°38′27″W / 41.71417°N 72.64083°W |
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Crosses | Connecticut River |
Locale | Wethersfield and Glastonbury. |
Official name | William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Steel girder bridge |
Clearance below | 80 ft (24.3 m) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 50,800 |
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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.[1]
The bridge was built in the late 1950s as part of the Route 3 connector between Interstate 91 and Connecticut Route 2. It originally terminated at Main Street in Glastonbury, rather than at Route 2. It was expected to be expanded to a double-decker in the early 1970s as part of the planned Interstate 491, a southeastern bypass around Hartford from Wethersfield to East Hartford. However, the project was cancelled in 1973. In the late 1980s, the expressway portion of Route 3 was extended to terminate at Route 2.
In 2013, the bridge underwent a $15 million rehabilitation project, which repaved the roadbed, repainted the girders, added new lighting fixtures and a new pedestrian walkway.
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- Glastonbury, Connecticut
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- Bridges in Hartford County, Connecticut
- Road bridges in Connecticut
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Girder bridges in the United States
- 1950s establishments in Connecticut
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