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The Portland Bridge, Portland CT
To us locals it’s known as the Portland Bridge as it connects Middletown to Portland CT. However, its official name is the Arrigoni Bridge. This image was taken in Cromwell on the river bank of the Connecticut River. In the background is Middletown. Only about 1/3 of the bridge was visible from my vantage point. There is another complete arch to the bridge on the Portland side as well as “non-arched” bridging. There are two eastbound and two westbound lanes. The bridge carries traffic from Rt. 66/Rt. 17 and see’s about 34,000 cars a day. Construction on the bridge was completed in 1938. It’s length is 3428 ft. and 44.9…
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The Travellers Tower, Hartford CT
[wzslider height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] The Travellers Tower is headquarters for Travellers Insurance located in Hartford CT. Hartford is known as the insurance capitol of the world due to it’s many insurance companies headquartered there. Flowing by is the CT River which ultimately will pour into Long Island Sound. The Travellers tower was built in 1919 and, at the time, was the 7th tallest building in the world at 24 stories. Of course, that’s no longer the case. The large building behind it is City Place which is occupied by United Health Cares world headquarters. You would never know it because of the perspective of the photo but the UHC building is…
