The Arrigoni Bridge, also known locally as the Portland Bridge is a steel through arch bridge carrying Route 66 and Route 17 across the Connecticut River, connecting Middletown, Connecticut, to Portland, Connecticut.
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Some say the single greatest bridge ever built held the world's longest title for allmost 73 years one day in June 1973 the bridge plummeted to the water but in the nick of time sprung back and gently brought everyone to safety not damaging one spring or strut and get this it goes over water I swear goes right over water there's water underneath for most of the bridge and land on each side of it . I mean who thinks of this stuff!!!! 🤯I'll tell you who but you wouldn't believe me do you remember the bumble from Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer the one that bounced it wasn't him it was his favorite bridge but no it was the famed cartographer arrigoni Jones The single greatest man to ever grace this fine country even if he was pretty weird and allthough he had a sexual attraction to bridges look what came of it and who are we to judge when such a gorgeous specimen comes out of that...
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Read moreI love the views from this bridge and how wide the pedestrian walkway is on both sides. I used to jog with my kids on a double stroller to the Dunkin in Portland and back to Middletown. The only bad thing: dear parent that crosses the bridge on a stroller, ALWAYS KEEP THE STROLLER WITH YOU. I parked the stroller mid-bridge and started walking with the kids towards the lookout fence for pictures. FIVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE CALLED MIDDLETOWN PD CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN
I really don't understand why this is on this list but I guess I'll explain the bridge but to you best as I can for those of you who don't know about it it's just a typical bridge that connects Portland to Middletown and you can also walk across. Other than that it's basically just a way to get over the river but there is one other good thing about it if you go to watch the fireworks in Middletown around the 4th of July or sometimes even on the 4th of July it's a very good place to see them from the river right there at the bridge you can also see then some other places as well but the best places on on the bridge I will admit it gets quite crowded so you may...
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