The Charter Oak was an unusually large white oaktree growing, from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a storm in 1856, on what the English colonists named Wyllys Hyll, in Hartford, Connecticut, in the United States. According to tradition, Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 was hidden within the hollow of the tree to thwart its confiscation by the English governor-general. The oak became a symbol of American independence and is commemorated on the Connecticut State Quarter.
Early history
The Dutch explorer Adrian Block described, in his log in 1614, a tree, at the future site of Hartford, understood to be this one. In the 1630s, a delegation of local Indians is said to have approached Samuel Wyllys, the early settler who owned and cleared much of the land around it, encouraging its preservation and describing it as planted ceremonially, for the sake of peace, when their tribe first settled in the area. Scions of the tree still grow in Hartford and many other towns around Connecticut.
Named for Connecticut's famed Charter Oak, the original crossing opened as toll bridge in the early 1940s, allowing through traffic to pass south of downtown Hartford. It was replaced by the current bridge in 1991, which is free to motorists. The Charter Oak Bridge has an average daily traffic of 79,800.
History
The first motor vehicle bridge across the Connecticut River at Hartford was the Bulkeley Bridge, which opened in 1908. In 1929 the Connecticut General Assembly passed an act creating a commission to study the need for a second bridge.
The outcome was a proposed new bridge from Main and Pitkin Streets in East Hartford to Wyllys Street at Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford. In 1931 the commission hired a design consultant. The new design was an 800 feet (240m) suspension span, with the eastern end shifted south to Main Street and Silver Lane. The project went to bid in 1933 and would cost $4.4 million. However, the Great Depression struck, banks were closed, and nothing further was done with the bridge until the decade was nearly over.
I-91: Rocky Hill to New Charter Oak Bridge Approaches
This video covers a trip through suburban Hartford, Connecticut, showing the new approaches to the Charter Oak Bridge from I-91. This should help with the congestion problems faced by the missing direct connection from I-91 NB to I-84 EB in the Hartford area.
published: 31 Jul 2022
Charter Oak Bridge Project Tour via I91
Highway tour on I-91, CT 15 and I-84 during the charter oak bridge project
#freeways #connecticut #highway
#construction #cars
published: 05 Jun 2023
Charter Oak Bridge walkway
Charter Oak Bridge, walkway
Hartford CT
Bike: Senada Saber https://senadabikes.com/
Camera: Akaso EK7000 Pro https://www.akasotech.com/
Editor: VideoPad https://www.nchsoftware.com/index.html
Music: Secret Agent Man, Johnny Rivers, 1966
published: 24 Nov 2022
Charter Oak Bridge Hartford CT (Photos only)
Her are a list of photos from the Charter Oak Bridge last weekend. I be releasing some videos soon. Stay toon and Like and sub to my channel for videos like these
published: 26 Mar 2022
Charter Oak Bridge.MP4
This is a song I wrote many years ago when they rebuilt Charter Oak Bridge in Hartford. This is just a practice and we've only run through this song a few times. Same guys as last time. We don't have a name for the group at the moment.
published: 10 May 2012
7 hurt in Charter Oak Bridge crash
Seven people were hurt in East Hartford after a rollover crash on Monday afternoon.
published: 18 Feb 2019
Tractor-trailer crash closes Rt. 15 southbound near Charter Oak Bridge
The crash remains under investigation.
For more Local News from WFSB: https://www.wfsb.com/
For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCByGc7P_siORkC1pum8T3_Q
published: 17 Oct 2023
Charter Oak Bridge
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Charter Oak Bridge · The Soul Merchants
... If You Like Music
℗ 2007 Stubborn Records
Released on: 2007-01-01
Auto-generated by YouTube.
published: 24 Oct 2015
Manchester → Middletown via Hartford, Connecticut.
Road Travel. Manchester → Middletown via Hartford, Connecticut..
4:25 Charter Oak Bridge is a "steel stringer bridge" on CT 15/US 5 connecting Hartford and East Hartford across the Connecticut River. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/hartford/charter-oak/
18:30 The Arrigoni Bridge (Portland Bridge) is a "steel through arch bridge" for motorists and pedestrians as well as Routes 17 and 66 connecting Middletown and Portland across the Connecticut River. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/middlesex/524/
19:37 Middletown "swing through truss bridge" across the Connecticut River on the Connecticut Central Railroad. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/middlesex/639/
published: 17 Jul 2021
Woman dead after crash on Charter Oak Bridge
There is an update on an accident that happened in East Hartford on Monday.
This video covers a trip through suburban Hartford, Connecticut, showing the new approaches to the Charter Oak Bridge from I-91. This should help with the cong...
This video covers a trip through suburban Hartford, Connecticut, showing the new approaches to the Charter Oak Bridge from I-91. This should help with the congestion problems faced by the missing direct connection from I-91 NB to I-84 EB in the Hartford area.
This video covers a trip through suburban Hartford, Connecticut, showing the new approaches to the Charter Oak Bridge from I-91. This should help with the congestion problems faced by the missing direct connection from I-91 NB to I-84 EB in the Hartford area.
Her are a list of photos from the Charter Oak Bridge last weekend. I be releasing some videos soon. Stay toon and Like and sub to my channel for videos like the...
Her are a list of photos from the Charter Oak Bridge last weekend. I be releasing some videos soon. Stay toon and Like and sub to my channel for videos like these
Her are a list of photos from the Charter Oak Bridge last weekend. I be releasing some videos soon. Stay toon and Like and sub to my channel for videos like these
This is a song I wrote many years ago when they rebuilt Charter Oak Bridge in Hartford. This is just a practice and we've only run through this song a few time...
This is a song I wrote many years ago when they rebuilt Charter Oak Bridge in Hartford. This is just a practice and we've only run through this song a few times. Same guys as last time. We don't have a name for the group at the moment.
This is a song I wrote many years ago when they rebuilt Charter Oak Bridge in Hartford. This is just a practice and we've only run through this song a few times. Same guys as last time. We don't have a name for the group at the moment.
The crash remains under investigation.
For more Local News from WFSB: https://www.wfsb.com/
For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...
The crash remains under investigation.
For more Local News from WFSB: https://www.wfsb.com/
For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCByGc7P_siORkC1pum8T3_Q
The crash remains under investigation.
For more Local News from WFSB: https://www.wfsb.com/
For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCByGc7P_siORkC1pum8T3_Q
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
Charter Oak Bridge · The Soul Merchants
... If You Like Music
℗ 2007 Stubborn Records
Released on: 2007-01-01
Auto-generated ...
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
Charter Oak Bridge · The Soul Merchants
... If You Like Music
℗ 2007 Stubborn Records
Released on: 2007-01-01
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
Charter Oak Bridge · The Soul Merchants
... If You Like Music
℗ 2007 Stubborn Records
Released on: 2007-01-01
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Road Travel. Manchester → Middletown via Hartford, Connecticut..
4:25 Charter Oak Bridge is a "steel stringer bridge" on CT 15/US 5 connecting Hartford and Eas...
Road Travel. Manchester → Middletown via Hartford, Connecticut..
4:25 Charter Oak Bridge is a "steel stringer bridge" on CT 15/US 5 connecting Hartford and East Hartford across the Connecticut River. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/hartford/charter-oak/
18:30 The Arrigoni Bridge (Portland Bridge) is a "steel through arch bridge" for motorists and pedestrians as well as Routes 17 and 66 connecting Middletown and Portland across the Connecticut River. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/middlesex/524/
19:37 Middletown "swing through truss bridge" across the Connecticut River on the Connecticut Central Railroad. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/middlesex/639/
Road Travel. Manchester → Middletown via Hartford, Connecticut..
4:25 Charter Oak Bridge is a "steel stringer bridge" on CT 15/US 5 connecting Hartford and East Hartford across the Connecticut River. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/hartford/charter-oak/
18:30 The Arrigoni Bridge (Portland Bridge) is a "steel through arch bridge" for motorists and pedestrians as well as Routes 17 and 66 connecting Middletown and Portland across the Connecticut River. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/middlesex/524/
19:37 Middletown "swing through truss bridge" across the Connecticut River on the Connecticut Central Railroad. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/middlesex/639/
This video covers a trip through suburban Hartford, Connecticut, showing the new approaches to the Charter Oak Bridge from I-91. This should help with the congestion problems faced by the missing direct connection from I-91 NB to I-84 EB in the Hartford area.
Her are a list of photos from the Charter Oak Bridge last weekend. I be releasing some videos soon. Stay toon and Like and sub to my channel for videos like these
This is a song I wrote many years ago when they rebuilt Charter Oak Bridge in Hartford. This is just a practice and we've only run through this song a few times. Same guys as last time. We don't have a name for the group at the moment.
The crash remains under investigation.
For more Local News from WFSB: https://www.wfsb.com/
For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCByGc7P_siORkC1pum8T3_Q
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
Charter Oak Bridge · The Soul Merchants
... If You Like Music
℗ 2007 Stubborn Records
Released on: 2007-01-01
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Road Travel. Manchester → Middletown via Hartford, Connecticut..
4:25 Charter Oak Bridge is a "steel stringer bridge" on CT 15/US 5 connecting Hartford and East Hartford across the Connecticut River. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/hartford/charter-oak/
18:30 The Arrigoni Bridge (Portland Bridge) is a "steel through arch bridge" for motorists and pedestrians as well as Routes 17 and 66 connecting Middletown and Portland across the Connecticut River. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/middlesex/524/
19:37 Middletown "swing through truss bridge" across the Connecticut River on the Connecticut Central Railroad. http://bridgehunter.com/ct/middlesex/639/
The Charter Oak was an unusually large white oaktree growing, from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a storm in 1856, on what the English colonists named Wyllys Hyll, in Hartford, Connecticut, in the United States. According to tradition, Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 was hidden within the hollow of the tree to thwart its confiscation by the English governor-general. The oak became a symbol of American independence and is commemorated on the Connecticut State Quarter.
Early history
The Dutch explorer Adrian Block described, in his log in 1614, a tree, at the future site of Hartford, understood to be this one. In the 1630s, a delegation of local Indians is said to have approached Samuel Wyllys, the early settler who owned and cleared much of the land around it, encouraging its preservation and describing it as planted ceremonially, for the sake of peace, when their tribe first settled in the area. Scions of the tree still grow in Hartford and many other towns around Connecticut.