Melrose Road Bridge, Scantic River State Park

Name: Melrose Road Bridge
Address: Scantic River State Park, United States

#1 among attractions in Scantic River State Park

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The Melrose Road Bridge is a historic bridge at the western end of Melrose Road in East Windsor, Connecticut. Built in 1888, it is one of a small number of surviving 19th-century lenticular pony truss bridge in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It has been closed for many years, and lacks stringers and decking. ()

Built: 1888 (136 years ago)Coordinates: 41°56'18"N, 72°32'51"W

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Melrose Road Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Enfield Square, Connecticut Trolley Museum, St. Adalbert Parish, Oliver Ellsworth Homestead.

4.3 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Enfield Square, Enfield
110 min walk • Enfield Square, formerly Westfield Shoppingtown Enfield Square, is an enclosed shopping mall in Enfield, Connecticut. The mall is owned by the Namdar Realty Group.
2.5 miW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Connecticut Trolley Museum, East Windsor
63 min walk • The Connecticut Trolley Museum, founded in October 1940, is the oldest incorporated museum dedicated to electric railroading in the United States. The museum is located in East Windsor, Connecticut and is open to the public April through December.
5 miNW
Church
St. Adalbert Parish, Enfield
129 min walk • St. Adalbert Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Enfield, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1915, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford. In 2017, St. Adalbert was merged with St. Patrick Parish in Enfield to form St. Raymond of Penafort parish.
5.8 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Oliver Ellsworth Homestead, Windsor
148 min walk • The Oliver Ellsworth Homestead, also known as Elmwood, is a historic house museum at 788 Palisado Avenue in Windsor, Connecticut.
4.6 miNW
Bridge
Enfield–Suffield Veterans Bridge, Suffield
117 min walk • The Enfield–Suffield Veterans Bridge, commonly known in either town as the Enfield Bridge or Suffield Bridge, is the main traffic crossing that connects the towns of Enfield and Suffield, Connecticut over the Connecticut River. It carries Route 190 as well as the Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail across the river.
4.5 miSE
Library
Hall Memorial Library, Ellington
116 min walk • The Hall Memorial Library in Ellington, Connecticut was built in 1903 and was the first free public library in the town. It was designed by New York City architect Wilson Potter.
5.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Suffield Depot, Suffield
152 min walk • Suffield Depot is the name of a census-designated place corresponding to the village of Suffield, the primary settlement of the town of Suffield, Connecticut, in Hartford County. The population of the CDP was 1,325 as of the 2010 census.
3.3 miN
41°59'6"N • 72°33'15"W
Enfield Public Library, Enfield
83 min walk • Library
4.5 miSE
Synagogue
Congregation Knesseth Israel, Ellington
115 min walk • Congregation Knesseth Israel, also known as the Ellington Shul, is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located at 236 Pinney Street in Ellington, Connecticut.
4.8 miW
Museum, History museum
Noden-Reed Museum, Windsor Locks
122 min walk • The Noden-Reed Museum is a historic house museum at 58 West Street in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. It includes the David Pinney House and Barn, and is a surviving reminder of the town's agricultural past. It is administered by the local historical society, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 miNW
History museum, Museum
Alexander King House, Suffield
153 min walk • The Alexander King House is a historic house at 232 South Main Street in Suffield, Connecticut. Built in 1764, the house interior contains one of the state's finest collections of 18th-century Georgian woodwork.