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.
william, putnam, memorial, bridge, putnam, bridge, bridge, state, connecticut, carrying, route, expressway, over, connecticut, river, connecting, interstate, wethersfield, route, glastonbury, southernmost, crossing, connecticut, river, hartford, area, carries,. 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 Putnam BridgeWestern end of the William H Putnam Memorial Bridge before rehabilitation Coordinates41 42 51 N 72 38 27 W 41 71417 N 72 64083 W 41 71417 72 64083 Coordinates 41 42 51 N 72 38 27 W 41 71417 N 72 64083 W 41 71417 72 64083CarriesRoute 3 ExpresswayCrossesConnecticut RiverLocaleWethersfield and Glastonbury Official nameWilliam H Putnam Memorial BridgeCharacteristicsDesignSteel girder bridgeClearance below80 ft 24 3 m StatisticsDaily traffic50 800LocationThe 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 See also EditList of crossings of the Connecticut RiverReferences EditExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to William H Putnam Memorial Bridge William H Putnam Memorial Bridge at Structurae This article about a bridge in Connecticut is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William H Putnam Memorial Bridge amp oldid 1109606634, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
