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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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Abandoned Steel Bridge – New Milford, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]I didn’t have very good access to this bridge and only had my smartphone camera phone with me. Due to road hazards I wasn’t even able to park the car and walk across to bridge to get a better side view. However I’m just trying to document abandoned steel bridges in the area so it is what it is. New Milford is located in the far northwest part of CT. As you can see this area is very remote. Not being from the area it almost seemed a little uncomfortable taking the entrance shot, (where the orange barrels are), because the inlet into the woods was…
