Bridges are so cool: they’re such amazing feats of architectural engineering, and the symbolism of connecting one land to another is impossible to avoid. We’re lucky to have quite a few particularly neat bridges in Connecticut. We’ve gathered up a few of our favorites for you – these majestic structures range from swinging bridges to covered bridges and everything in between. Check them out:
- East Haddam Swing Bridge: 6 Main St, East Haddam, CT 06423
Ravi Narayanan/Google Maps East Haddam is one of the coolest small towns in Connecticut, and this bridge only adds to its charm. It was opened in 1913, and at that time, was the longest bridge of its kind in the world. The bridge swings open to allow boats to pass underneath. East Haddam Swing Bridge, 6 Main St, East Haddam, CT 06423, USA
- Henry David Thoreau Bridge at Hidden Valley Preserve: 198 Bee Brook Rd, Washington Depot, CT 06794
Celeste Echlin/Alltrails The Henry David Thoreau Swinging Bridge is one of our favorite things in Washington Depot’s stunning Hidden Valley Preserve. This charming little pedestrian bridge is a delightful part of a wonderful, easy hike. Hidden Valley Preserve, 198 Bee Brook Rd, Washington Depot, CT 06794, USA
- Arrawanna Bridge near Berlin St, Middletown, CT 06457
Philosprey/Wikimedia Commons The Arrawanna Bridge is one of the state’s oldest bridges. It was opened in 1918 and has been closed to traffic for years now. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and makes for something of an eerily beautiful sight spanning across the Coginchaug River in Middletown. Berlin Street, Berlin St, Middletown, CT 06457, USA
- Lovers Leap Bridge: New Milford, CT 06776
h lopez/Google Maps As you can probably guess from the tragic-sounding name, the Lovers Leap Bridge has a sad legend associated with the park it’s in. The bridge was built in 1895 and spans over the Housatonic, providing glorious views of the surrounding state park. According to legend, a heartbroken Native American girl plunged to her death from a cliff that stands near the bridge. Lovers Leap Bridge, New Milford, CT 06776, USA
- West Cornwall Covered Bridge: Housatonic River, Connecticut, West Cornwall, CT 06796
Robert Booth/Google Maps The West Cornwall Covered Bridge is the longest covered bridge in Connecticut at 172 feet in length. We love how quintessentially New England this bridge looks, especially when surrounded by snow or fall foliage! West Cornwall Covered Bridge, Housatonic River, Connecticut, West Cornwall, CT 06796, USA
- Bulls Covered Bridge: 248 Bulls Bridge Rd, South Kent, CT 06785
Ying Tang/Google Maps Bulls Bridge is another of the three remaining functional covered bridges in Connecticut. This one was built in 1842 and supports both foot and vehicular traffic. Bulls Covered Bridge, 248 Bulls Bridge Rd, South Kent, CT 06785, USA
Do you have any other favorite bridges in Connecticut we didn’t mention? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Ravi Narayanan/Google Maps
East Haddam is one of the coolest small towns in Connecticut, and this bridge only adds to its charm. It was opened in 1913, and at that time, was the longest bridge of its kind in the world. The bridge swings open to allow boats to pass underneath.
East Haddam Swing Bridge, 6 Main St, East Haddam, CT 06423, USA
Celeste Echlin/Alltrails
The Henry David Thoreau Swinging Bridge is one of our favorite things in Washington Depot’s stunning Hidden Valley Preserve. This charming little pedestrian bridge is a delightful part of a wonderful, easy hike.
Hidden Valley Preserve, 198 Bee Brook Rd, Washington Depot, CT 06794, USA
Philosprey/Wikimedia Commons
The Arrawanna Bridge is one of the state’s oldest bridges. It was opened in 1918 and has been closed to traffic for years now. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and makes for something of an eerily beautiful sight spanning across the Coginchaug River in Middletown.
Berlin Street, Berlin St, Middletown, CT 06457, USA
h lopez/Google Maps
As you can probably guess from the tragic-sounding name, the Lovers Leap Bridge has a sad legend associated with the park it’s in. The bridge was built in 1895 and spans over the Housatonic, providing glorious views of the surrounding state park. According to legend, a heartbroken Native American girl plunged to her death from a cliff that stands near the bridge.
Lovers Leap Bridge, New Milford, CT 06776, USA
Robert Booth/Google Maps
The West Cornwall Covered Bridge is the longest covered bridge in Connecticut at 172 feet in length. We love how quintessentially New England this bridge looks, especially when surrounded by snow or fall foliage!
West Cornwall Covered Bridge, Housatonic River, Connecticut, West Cornwall, CT 06796, USA
Ying Tang/Google Maps
Bulls Bridge is another of the three remaining functional covered bridges in Connecticut. This one was built in 1842 and supports both foot and vehicular traffic.
Bulls Covered Bridge, 248 Bulls Bridge Rd, South Kent, CT 06785, USA
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