List of crossings of the Connecticut River

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This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as ferries carrying a state highway across the river. Some pedestrian bridges and abandoned bridges are also listed.

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Crossings

CrossingCarriesLocationBuiltCoordinatesImage

Connecticut

Amtrak Old Saybrook–Old Lyme Bridge Amtrak Northeast Corridor Old Saybrook and Old Lyme 1907 41°18′39″N72°20′57″W / 41.31083°N 72.34917°W / 41.31083; -72.34917 (Amtrak Old Saybrook – Old Lyme Bridge) Connecticut River Bridge from Ferry Landing State Park (1), May 2014.JPG
Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge I-95.svgUS 1.svg I-95  / US 1 1948, 1993 41°19′09″N72°20′51″W / 41.31917°N 72.34750°W / 41.31917; -72.34750 (Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge) IMG 4037 Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge.jpg
Chester–Hadlyme Ferry Connecticut Highway 148 wide.svg Route 148 Chester and Lyme 1769 41°25′11″N72°25′50″W / 41.41972°N 72.43056°W / 41.41972; -72.43056 (Chester-Hadlyme Ferry) Ferry seen from Gillette Castle 05 (9363514109).jpg
East Haddam Bridge Connecticut Highway 82.svg Route 82 Haddam and East Haddam 1913 41°27′05″N72°27′52″W / 41.45139°N 72.46444°W / 41.45139; -72.46444 (East Haddam Bridge) East Haddam Bridge over the Connecticut River, East Haddam, Connecticut LCCN2012631088.jpg
Providence and Worcester railroad bridge Middletown and Portland 41°34′00″N72°38′52″W / 41.56667°N 72.64778°W / 41.56667; -72.64778 (Providence and Worcester railroad bridge) IMG 4123 Providence and Worcester bridge.jpg
Arrigoni Bridge Connecticut Highway 17.svgConnecticut Highway 66.svg Route 17  / Route 66 1938 41°34′09″N72°38′55″W / 41.56917°N 72.64861°W / 41.56917; -72.64861 (Arrigoni Bridge) Close up view Middletown - Portland Bridge over Conn. River, Middletown, Conn (75956).jpg
Rocky Hill – Glastonbury Ferry Connecticut Highway 160 wide.svg Route 160 Rocky Hill and Glastonbury 1655 41°39′57″N72°37′40″W / 41.66583°N 72.62778°W / 41.66583; -72.62778 (Rocky Hill - Glastonbury Ferry) IMG 4136 Rocky Hill - Glastonbury Ferry.jpg
William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge Connecticut Highway 3.svg Route 3 Wethersfield and Glastonbury 1959 41°42′51″N72°38′27″W / 41.71417°N 72.64083°W / 41.71417; -72.64083 (William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge) IMG 4143 William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge.jpg
Charter Oak Bridge US 5.svgConnecticut Highway 15.svg US 5  / Route 15 Hartford and East Hartford 1942, 1991 41°45′11″N72°39′18″W / 41.75306°N 72.65500°W / 41.75306; -72.65500 (Charter Oak Bridge) Charter Oak Bridge.jpg
Founders Bridge Connecticut Highway 2.svg Route 2 1958 41°45′56″N72°39′55″W / 41.76556°N 72.66528°W / 41.76556; -72.66528 (Founders Bridge) Founders Bridge, Hartford CT.jpg
Morgan G. Bulkeley Bridge I-84.svgUS 6.svgUS 44.svg I-84  / US 6  / US 44 1908 (widened 1964) 41°46′09″N72°39′54″W / 41.76917°N 72.66500°W / 41.76917; -72.66500 (Morgan G. Bulkeley Bridge) Bulkeley Bridge Far.jpg
Connecticut Southern railroad bridge c. 1873 41°46′35″N72°39′27″W / 41.77639°N 72.65750°W / 41.77639; -72.65750 (Connecticut Southern railroad bridge) Hartford CT River R&R Bridge.jpg
Captain John Bissell Memorial Bridge I-291.svg I-291 and pedestrian/bike path Windsor and South Windsor 1957 41°48′47″N72°38′40″W / 41.81306°N 72.64444°W / 41.81306; -72.64444 (Captain John Bissell Memorial Bridge) IMG 4337 Captain John Bissell Memorial Bridge.jpg
Dexter Coffin Bridge I-91.svg I-91 Windsor Locks and East Windsor 1959 41°55′00″N72°37′22″W / 41.91667°N 72.62278°W / 41.91667; -72.62278 (Dexter Coffin Bridge) Dexter Coffin Bridge by Elias Friedman.JPG
Bridge Street Bridge Connecticut Highway 140 wide.svg Route 140 1992 41°55′45″N72°37′27″W / 41.92917°N 72.62417°W / 41.92917; -72.62417 (Bridge Street (Windsor Locks, CT)) 20-Bridge-Street-Bridge,-Windsor-Locks.jpg
Warehouse Point railroad bridge Amtrak New Haven – Springfield Line Suffield and Enfield 1903 41°56′36″N72°36′50″W / 41.94333°N 72.61389°W / 41.94333; -72.61389 (Amtrak/Springfield Terminal Railroad Bridge) 216 29 Amtrak Springfield Terminal Railroad Bridge w train.jpg
Enfield–Suffield Covered Bridge (destroyed 1900)1832 41°58′30.34″N72°36′22.31″W / 41.9750944°N 72.6061972°W / 41.9750944; -72.6061972 (Enfield–Suffield Covered Bridge) Enfield Covered Bridge.jpg
Enfield–Suffield Veterans Bridge Connecticut Highway 190 wide.svg Route 190 1966 41°59′23″N72°36′13″W / 41.98972°N 72.60361°W / 41.98972; -72.60361 (Enfield–Suffield Veterans Bridge) 216 37 Enfield Suffield Veterans Bridge.jpg
Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge (demolished 1971)1893 41°59′57″N72°36′25.56″W / 41.99917°N 72.6071000°W / 41.99917; -72.6071000 (Suffield and Thompsonville Bridge) Thompsonville-Suffield-Bridge.jpg

Massachusetts

Julia B. Buxton Bridge (South End Bridge)US 5.svg US 5 Agawam and Springfield 1954 42°04′53″N72°34′58″W / 42.08139°N 72.58278°W / 42.08139; -72.58278 (Springfield South End Bridge) AgawamMA SpringfieldSouthSideCTRiverBridge.jpg
Memorial Bridge MA Route 147.svg Route 147 West Springfield and Springfield 1922 42°05′56″N72°35′42″W / 42.09889°N 72.59500°W / 42.09889; -72.59500 (Springfield Memorial Bridge) Memorial Bridge, Springfield MA.jpg
Old Toll Bridge (demolished)1816 42°5′59.68″N72°35′46.47″W / 42.0999111°N 72.5962417°W / 42.0999111; -72.5962417 (Old Toll Bridge (removed)) Old Toll Bridge Springfield Mass 1908.jpg
CSX Berkshire Subdivision 1873 42°06′05″N72°35′57″W / 42.10139°N 72.59917°W / 42.10139; -72.59917 (CSX Berkshire rail bridge) BirdsEyeViewSpringfieldUnionStation1875.png
Arthur J. McKenna Bridge (North End Bridge)US 20.svg US 20 1924 42°06′31″N72°36′51″W / 42.10861°N 72.61417°W / 42.10861; -72.61417 (Springfield North End Bridge) SpringfieldMA NorthSideCTRiverBridge.jpg
I-91 bridgeI-91.svg I-91 West Springfield and Chicopee 1966 42°08′07″N72°36′55″W / 42.13528°N 72.61528°W / 42.13528; -72.61528 (Interstate 91 Bridge) ChicopeeMA I91 CTRiverBridge.jpg
Chicopee – West Springfield Bridge (demolished 1987) 42°8′38.39″N72°37′7.11″W / 42.1439972°N 72.6186417°W / 42.1439972; -72.6186417 (Chicopee – West Springfield Bridge) WestSpringfieldMA FormerChicopeeBridgeSite.jpg
Massachusetts Turnpike bridgeI-90.svg I-90 1957 42°09′14″N72°37′40″W / 42.15389°N 72.62778°W / 42.15389; -72.62778 (Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) bridge) ChicopeeMA MassPikeCTRiverBridge.jpg
Jones Ferry Holyoke and Chicopee 42°10′18″N72°37′43″W / 42.17167°N 72.62861°W / 42.17167; -72.62861 (Jones Ferry) HolyokeMA JonesRiverRoadLaunch.jpg
I-391 bridgeI-391.svg I-391 1979 42°11′24″N72°36′36″W / 42.19000°N 72.61000°W / 42.19000; -72.61000 (Interstate 391 bridge) ChicopeeMA I391CTRiverBridge.jpg
Willimansett Bridge MA Route 116.svgMA Route 141.svg Route 116  / Route 141 1891, 2015 42°11′42″N72°36′05″W / 42.19500°N 72.60139°W / 42.19500; -72.60139 (Willimansett Bridge) Willimansett Bridge, from Holyoke March 2018.jpg
Connecticut River Line 42°11′43″N72°36′02″W / 42.19528°N 72.60056°W / 42.19528; -72.60056 (Connecticut River Line railroad bridge) ChicopeeMA CTRiver SpringfieldTerminalRRBridge.jpg
Vietnam Memorial Bridge MA Route 116.svg Route 116 Holyoke and South Hadley 1990 42°12′42″N72°35′46″W / 42.21167°N 72.59611°W / 42.21167; -72.59611 (Vietnam Memorial Bridge) Vietnam Memorial bridge.jpg
Joseph E. Muller Bridge US 202.svg US 202 1958 42°12′58″N72°36′28″W / 42.21611°N 72.60778°W / 42.21611; -72.60778 (Joseph E. Muller Bridge) IMG 3846-Joseph E. Muller Bridge.jpg
Northampton Toll Bridge Northampton and Hadley 1808 42°20′11″N72°37′04″W / 42.33639°N 72.61778°W / 42.33639; -72.61778 (Northampton Toll Bridge)
Calvin Coolidge Bridge MA Route 9.svg Route 9 1937 42°20′11″N72°37′04″W / 42.33639°N 72.61778°W / 42.33639; -72.61778 (Calvin Coolidge Bridge) Calvin-Coolidge-Bridge.jpg
Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge Norwottuck Rail Trail 1887 42°20′14″N72°37′07″W / 42.33722°N 72.61861°W / 42.33722; -72.61861 (Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge) Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge, Northampton MA.jpg
Hatfield Bridge (dismantled 1823) Hatfield and Hadley 1807 42°21′55.44″N72°35′21.65″W / 42.3654000°N 72.5893472°W / 42.3654000; -72.5893472 (Hatfield Bridge, Bridge Lane, Hatfield, MA)
Sunderland Bridge MA Route 116.svg Route 116 Deerfield and Sunderland 1937 42°28′03″N72°35′06″W / 42.46750°N 72.58500°W / 42.46750; -72.58500 (Sunderland Bridge) MA Route 116 crossing the Sunderland Bridge, Deerfield MA.jpg
Deerfield–Montague railroad bridge Fitchburg Route Deerfield and Montague 42°33′44″N72°33′22″W / 42.56222°N 72.55611°W / 42.56222; -72.55611 (Deerfield–Montague railroad bridge) IMG 4026 Springfield Terminal railroad bridge, Deerfield.jpg
Canalside Rail Trail Bridge Deerfield and Montague c. 1880, 1936 42°34′45.30″N72°34′29.53″W / 42.5792500°N 72.5748694°W / 42.5792500; -72.5748694 (Canalside Rail Trail Bridge) IMG 3976 New York, New Hampshire, Hartford rail bridge.jpg
Montague City Covered Bridge (destroyed 1936) Greenfield and Montague 42°34′49.1″N72°34′44.9″W / 42.580306°N 72.579139°W / 42.580306; -72.579139 (Montague City Covered Bridge) (approx.) Historic American Buildings Survey Arthur C. Haskell, Photographer. April, 1934. (a) Ext- General view from Northwest. - Covered Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, Montague City, HABS MASS,6-MONT,1-2.tif
Montague trolley bridge (destroyed 1936) 42°34′49.1″N72°34′45.9″W / 42.580306°N 72.579417°W / 42.580306; -72.579417 (Montague trolley bridge) (approx.)
General Pierce Bridge 1947 42°34′49″N72°34′47″W / 42.58028°N 72.57972°W / 42.58028; -72.57972 (General Pierce Bridge) IMG 3965 Montague City Road Bridge.jpg
Turners Falls Road Bridge 1936 42°36′33″N72°33′41″W / 42.60917°N 72.56139°W / 42.60917; -72.56139 (Turner Falls Road Bridge) IMG 3952-Turner-Falls-Road-bridge-south-end.jpg
Gill–Montague Bridge Gill and Montague 1937 42°36′40″N72°33′11″W / 42.61111°N 72.55306°W / 42.61111; -72.55306 (Gill–Montague Bridge) IMG 3992-Turner-Falls-Gill-Bridge.jpg
French King Bridge MA Route 2.svg Route 2 Gill and Erving 1931 42°35′52″N72°29′48″W / 42.59778°N 72.49667°W / 42.59778; -72.49667 (French King Bridge) French King Bridge Panorama1.jpg
Bennett's Meadow Bridge MA Route 10.svg Route 10 Northfield 1969 42°41′00″N72°28′18″W / 42.68333°N 72.47167°W / 42.68333; -72.47167 (Route 10 bridge) IMG 4004-MA-Route-10-bridge.jpg
Railroad bridge New England Central Railroad 1903 42°42′22.40″N72°27′33″W / 42.7062222°N 72.45917°W / 42.7062222; -72.45917 (Railroad bridge) IMG 4014-rail-bridge-in-Northfield,-MA.jpg
Schell Bridge (closed)1903 42°42′44″N72°27′12″W / 42.71222°N 72.45333°W / 42.71222; -72.45333 (Schell Bridge (closed)) Schell Bridge - East Side.JPG

VermontNew Hampshire

Rail bridge (demolished) Boston and Maine Railroad Fort Hill Branch (former) Vernon and Hinsdale 1913 42°44′14″N72°27′45″W / 42.737098°N 72.462587°W / 42.737098; -72.462587 (Fort Hill Branch bridge)
Rail bridge (partially demolished) Boston and Maine Railroad Cheshire Branch (former) Brattleboro and Hinsdale 42°50′16.38″N72°32′46.21″W / 42.8378833°N 72.5461694°W / 42.8378833; -72.5461694 (Cheshire Branch bridge) B&m-viaduct2.jpg
General John Stark Memorial Bridge Vermont 119.svg VT 119
NH Route 119.svg NH 119
Under construction, expected to finish 2024 [1] 42°51′00″N72°33′07″W / 42.85009°N 72.55185°W / 42.85009; -72.55185 (General John Stark Memorial Bridge)
Charles Dana Bridge and the Anna Hunt Marsh Bridge Vermont 119.svg VT 119
NH Route 119.svg NH 119
1920 42°51′05″N72°33′10″W / 42.85139°N 72.55278°W / 42.85139; -72.55278 (Marsh and Dana bridges) Bridge Street bridge Brattleboro from south.jpg
United States Navy Seabees Bridge Vermont 9.svg VT 9
NH Route 9.svg NH 9
Brattleboro and Chesterfield 2003 42°53′02″N72°33′07″W / 42.88389°N 72.55194°W / 42.88389; -72.55194 (United States Navy Seabees Bridge) 229 36 United States Navy Seabees Bridge.jpg
Route 123 bridgeVermont 123.svg VT 123
NH Route 123.svg NH 123
Westminster and Walpole 1910 43°05′04″N72°26′00″W / 43.08444°N 72.43333°W / 43.08444; -72.43333 (Route 123 bridge) View northwest. South elevation - Walpole span, link span, and Westminster span. Structure on east pier is stream level gauge station. - Walpole-Westminster Bridge, Spanning HAER NH,3-WALP.V,1-4.tif
Vilas Bridge (closed) Bellows Falls and North Walpole 1930 43°08′07″N72°26′25″W / 43.13528°N 72.44028°W / 43.13528; -72.44028 (Vilas Bridge) 34-Vilas-Bridge.jpg
Stone Arch BridgeVermont Rail (Green Mountain) 43°08′09″N72°26′25″W / 43.13583°N 72.44028°W / 43.13583; -72.44028 (Stone Arch Bridge)
New England Central railroad bridge 43°08′17″N72°26′48″W / 43.13806°N 72.44667°W / 43.13806; -72.44667 (New England Central railroad bridge)
Arch Bridge 1984 43°08′17″N72°26′54″W / 43.13806°N 72.44833°W / 43.13806; -72.44833 (Arch Bridge) Current-Arch-Bridge.jpg
Cheshire Bridge Vermont 11.svg VT 11
NH Route 11.svg NH 11
Springfield and Charlestown 1806,1906,1930 43°15′37″N72°25′38″W / 43.26028°N 72.42722°W / 43.26028; -72.42722 (Cheshire Bridge) 235-08-Cheshire-Bridge.jpg
Route 12 bridgeVermont 12.svg VT 12
NH Route 12.svg NH 12
Ascutney and Claremont 1969 43°24′11″N72°24′01″W / 43.40306°N 72.40028°W / 43.40306; -72.40028 (Route 12 bridge) ClaremontNH AscutneyBridgeNorthSide.jpg
New England Central railroad bridge Windsor and Cornish 43°28′11″N72°23′19″W / 43.46972°N 72.38861°W / 43.46972; -72.38861 (New England Central railroad bridge)
Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge 1866 43°28′25″N72°23′01″W / 43.47361°N 72.38361°W / 43.47361; -72.38361 (Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge) Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge - HAER NH-8 - 104661pu.jpg
I-89 bridgeI-89.svg I-89 Hartford and Lebanon 1966 43°38′03″N72°19′43″W / 43.63417°N 72.32861°W / 43.63417; -72.32861 (Interstate 89 bridge)
Railroad bridge White River Junction and West Lebanon 43°38′49″N72°18′48″W / 43.64694°N 72.31333°W / 43.64694; -72.31333 (rail bridge (abandoned))
Lyman Bridge US 4.svg US 4 1936, 2015 43°39′02″N72°18′51″W / 43.65056°N 72.31417°W / 43.65056; -72.31417 (US Route 4 bridge) LymanBridgeSpanNHSide.jpg
Ledyard Bridge Vermont 10A.svg VT 10A
NH Route 10A.svg NH 10A
Norwich and Hanover 1998 43°42′13″N72°17′59″W / 43.70361°N 72.29972°W / 43.70361; -72.29972 (Ledyard Bridge) 232 03 Ledyard Bridge.jpg
Lyme–East Thetford Bridge Vermont 113.svg VT 113
East Thetford Road
East Thetford and Lyme 1937 43°48′43″N72°10′59″W / 43.81194°N 72.18306°W / 43.81194; -72.18306 (Route 113 bridge)
Morey Memorial Bridge Vermont 25A.svg VT 25A
NH Route 25A.svg NH 25A
Fairlee and Orford 1937 43°54′25″N72°08′22″W / 43.90694°N 72.13944°W / 43.90694; -72.13944 (Morey Memorial Bridge) The Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge.jpg
Piermont Bridge Vermont 25.svg VT 25
NH Route 25.svg NH 25
Bradford and Piermont 1929 43°58′40″N72°06′43″W / 43.97778°N 72.11194°W / 43.97778; -72.11194 (Piermont Bridge) Piermont Bridge.jpg
Bedell Covered Bridge (destroyed by wind, 1979) South Newbury and Haverhill 1805, 1823, 1862, 1866, 1979 44°02′43″N72°04′27″W / 44.04528°N 72.07417°W / 44.04528; -72.07417 (Bedell Covered Bridge (missing)) Bedell-Covered-Bridge-postcard.jpg
Newbury Crossing Road Newbury and Haverhill 1970 44°03′58″N72°03′05″W / 44.06611°N 72.05139°W / 44.06611; -72.05139 (Newbury Crossing Road bridge)
Ranger Bridge US 302.svg US 302 Wells River and Woodsville 1917, 1923 44°09′14″N72°02′27″W / 44.15389°N 72.04083°W / 44.15389; -72.04083 (Ranger Bridge) 36-Ranger-Bridge,-nice.jpg
Wells River Bridge (closed) Boston and Maine Corporation (railroad, upper level), road (lower level, until 1917)1805, 1853, 1903 44°09′15″N72°02′26″W / 44.15417°N 72.04056°W / 44.15417; -72.04056 (Wells River Bridge (closed)) 225-23 Wells River Bridge.jpg
Frazier Road bridge McIndoe Falls and Monroe 1937 44°15′42″N72°03′32″W / 44.26167°N 72.05889°W / 44.26167; -72.05889 (Frazier Road Bridge)
Barnet Road bridge Barnet and Monroe 1930 44°17′13″N72°03′25″W / 44.28694°N 72.05694°W / 44.28694; -72.05694 (Barnet Road Bridge)
I-93 bridgeI-93.svg I-93 Waterford and Littleton 1976, 1981 44°20′34″N71°53′27″W / 44.34278°N 71.89083°W / 44.34278; -71.89083 (Interstate 93 bridge)
Route 18 bridgeVermont 18.svg VT 18
NH Route 18.svg NH 18
1934 44°20′33″N71°53′20″W / 44.34250°N 71.88889°W / 44.34250; -71.88889 (Route 18 bridge)
Whitcomb Bridge Gilman and Dalton 1997 44°24′39″N71°43′23″W / 44.41083°N 71.72306°W / 44.41083; -71.72306 (Gilman Road)
old Whitcomb Bridgepedestrian traffic only1928 44°24′40.34″N71°43′21.45″W / 44.4112056°N 71.7226250°W / 44.4112056; -71.7226250 (old Gilman Road)
Twin State railroad bridge South Lunenburg and Dalton 1928 44°25′38″N71°40′35″W / 44.42722°N 71.67639°W / 44.42722; -71.67639 (Twin State railroad bridge)
Mount Orne Covered Bridge Lunenburg and South Lancaster 1911 44°27′36″N71°39′10″W / 44.46000°N 71.65278°W / 44.46000; -71.65278 (Mount Orne Covered Bridge) MountOrneCoveredBridge UpstreamSide.jpg
Rogers' Rangers Bridge [2] US 2.svg US 2 Guildhall and Lancaster 2020 44°29′46″N71°35′39″W / 44.49611°N 71.59417°W / 44.49611; -71.59417 (Route 2 bridge)
Guildhall Road Guildhall and Northumberland 1984 44°33′51″N71°33′31″W / 44.56417°N 71.55861°W / 44.56417; -71.55861 (Guildhall Road)
Janice Peaslee Bridge Maidstone and Stratford 1893, 2005 44°39′6.69″N71°33′45″W / 44.6518583°N 71.56250°W / 44.6518583; -71.56250 (Janice Peaslee Bridge) IMG 4248 Janice Peaslee Bridge.jpg
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad bridge Bloomfield and North Stratford 44°45′08″N71°37′52″W / 44.75222°N 71.63111°W / 44.75222; -71.63111 (St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad bridge)
Route 105 bridgeVermont 105.svg VT 105 1947 44°45′09″N71°37′50″W / 44.75250°N 71.63056°W / 44.75250; -71.63056 (Route 105 bridge)
Columbia Bridge Lemington and Columbia 1912 44°51′11″N71°33′05″W / 44.85306°N 71.55139°W / 44.85306; -71.55139 (Columbia Bridge) IMG 4229 Columbia Bridge.jpg
Route 26 bridgeVermont 26.svg VT 26
NH Route 26.svg NH 26
Lemington and Colebrook 1953 44°53′56″N71°30′27″W / 44.89889°N 71.50750°W / 44.89889; -71.50750 (Route 26 bridge)
Route 114 bridgeVermont 114.svg VT 114
Main Street
Canaan and West Stewartstown 1990 44°59′45″N71°32′05″W / 44.99583°N 71.53472°W / 44.99583; -71.53472 (Route 114 bridge)
Railroad bridge (former) Baltimore truss bridge, once used by Maine Central Railroad and North Stratford Railroad; now used by hikers and snowmobilers. [3] [4] [5] c. 1903 [6] 44°59′59.2″N71°31′45.4″W / 44.999778°N 71.529278°W / 44.999778; -71.529278 (unknown through-truss bridge)
Canaan–Stewartstown Bridge Beecher Falls and Stewartstown 1930 45°00′28″N71°30′27″W / 45.00778°N 71.50750°W / 45.00778; -71.50750 (Canaan–Stewartstown Bridge)

New Hampshire

Route 3 bridgeUS 3 square.svg US 3 Pittsburg and Clarksville 1931 45°01′15″N71°27′50″W / 45.02083°N 71.46389°W / 45.02083; -71.46389 (Route 3 bridge)
Pittsburg–Clarksville Covered Bridge (closed 1981)c. 1876 45°03′16″N71°24′25″W / 45.05444°N 71.40694°W / 45.05444; -71.40694 (Pittsburg–Clarksville Covered Bridge) IMG 4216 Pittsburg-Clarksville covered bridge.jpg
Route 145 bridgeNH Route 145.svg NH 145 2006 [7] 45°02′57″N71°23′29″W / 45.04917°N 71.39139°W / 45.04917; -71.39139 (Route 145 bridge) Route 145 bridge Pittsburg NH.jpg
Murphy Dam Roadunpaved access road1938 [8] 45°02′56.5″N71°22′57.5″W / 45.049028°N 71.382639°W / 45.049028; -71.382639 (Murphy Dam Road)
Forest Access Roadlogging traffic Pittsburg 45°04′22″N71°18′08″W / 45.07278°N 71.30222°W / 45.07278; -71.30222 (Pittsburg Forest Access Road)
Magalloway Roadlogging traffic 45°07′05″N71°12′31″W / 45.11806°N 71.20861°W / 45.11806; -71.20861 (Magalloway Road)
Scott Brook Roadlogging traffic 45°10′54″N71°10′38″W / 45.18167°N 71.17722°W / 45.18167; -71.17722 (Scott Brook Road) IMG 4185 Scott Brook Road Bridge.jpg
Route 3 bridgeUS 3 square.svg US 3 1961 45°11′23″N71°11′24″W / 45.18972°N 71.19000°W / 45.18972; -71.19000 (Route 3 bridge) IMG 4182 US Route 3 bridge over CT River.jpg

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New Hampshire Route 119 is a state highway in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The highway begins in Hinsdale at the Connecticut River, across which the highway continues into Brattleboro, Vermont, as Vermont Route 119 for 0.080 miles (0.129 km) to its terminus at U.S. Route 5 and VT 142. NH 119 heads east 39.908 miles (64.226 km) to the Massachusetts state line in New Ipswich, where the highway continues as Massachusetts Route 119. The state highway is the main east–west highway of southern Cheshire County, where it connects the towns of Hinsdale, Winchester, Richmond, Fitzwilliam, and Rindge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut</span>

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in an online map.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vermont Route 9</span> State highway in Bennington and Windham counties in Vermont, United States

Vermont Route 9 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Vermont. The highway runs 46.957 miles (75.570 km) from the New York state line in Bennington, where it continues west as New York State Route 7, to the New Hampshire state line at the Connecticut River in Brattleboro, where the highway continues as New Hampshire Route 9. VT 9 is the primary east–west highway of Bennington and Windham counties in southern Vermont. The highway connects Southern Vermont's primary towns of Bennington and Brattleboro via its crossing of the Green Mountains. VT 9 also connects those towns with Troy, New York, and Keene, New Hampshire, via the connecting highways in those states. The highway also intersects three major north–south routes: U.S. Route 7 in Bennington and Interstate 91 (I-91) and US 5 in Brattleboro.

The Rock River is a tributary of Rock River Bay, an arm of Missisquoi Bay in the northern part of Lake Champlain. The river rises in the town of Franklin, in Franklin County, Vermont, United States, flows west into the town of Highgate, Vermont, and then north into Saint-Armand, Quebec, in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, administrative region of Montérégie, in the southwest of the province of Quebec, Canada. The river then turns south and re-enters Highgate, flowing into Rock River Bay north of Highgate Springs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vermont Route 253</span> State highway in Essex County, Vermont, US

Vermont Route 253 (VT 253) is a 2.159-mile-long (3.475 km) state highway located entirely within the town of Canaan in Essex County, Vermont, in the United States. It extends from a junction with VT 102 and VT 114 to the Canadian border, where it continues into Quebec as Route 253. VT 253 is known in Canaan as Christian Hill Road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wiconisco Canal</span> River in Pennsylvania, United States

The Wiconisco Canal was a 19th century transportation waterway, about 12 miles (19 km) long, in Dauphin County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Running along the east bank of the Susquehanna River between Millersburg and Duncan's Island at the mouth of the Juniata River, the canal overcame about 42 feet (13 m) of vertical lift through the use of 7 locks.

The Clyde River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog, over 33.5 miles (54 km) long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It is the easternmost of the four major rivers in Orleans County. It is the most powerful of the four within Orleans County, powering several turbines at damsites. It is part of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wells River Bridge</span> Bridge in New Hampshire and Wells River, Vermont

The Wells River Bridge between Wells River, Vermont and Woodsville, New Hampshire, is a steel double-decked Baltimore truss bridge over the Connecticut River. It was built in 1903 to carry rail and road traffic.

Johns River is a tributary of the Lake Memphremagog, flowing in the municipality of Derby in northern Vermont, in United States and in the municipality of Stanstead (city), Quebec in the Memphremagog Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region of Estrie, south of Quebec, in Canada.

The East Branch of the Missisquoi River is a tributary of the Missisquoi River, crossing the municipalities of Eden and Lowell, Vermont (Orleans County, Vermont, in the state of Vermont, in United States.

The Trout River is a tributary of the Missisquoi River, flowing successively in municipalities of Montgomery, in Enosburg and in East Berkshire, in Franklin County, in northern Vermont in the United States.

The General John Stark Memorial Bridge is an under-construction bridge between Brattleboro, Vermont and Hinsdale, New Hampshire over the Connecticut River. It will carry Vermont Route 119 and New Hampshire Route 119, supplanting the Anna Hunt Marsh Bridge and the Charles Dana Bridge which formerly connected these routes. The Dana and Marsh bridges will become bicycling and pedestrian paths.

References

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