Yalesville Underpass, Wallingford

Name: Yalesville Underpass
Address: Wallingford, United States

#10 among attractions in Wallingford

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The Yalesville Underpass is a 30-degree skew arch bridge carrying the railroad over Route 150 and Route 71 in Wallingford, Connecticut. Built in 1838 for the Hartford and New Haven Railroad by William MacKenzie, it is reported to be the first skew underpass in America. The arch was designed to allowed tall hay wagons to pass through but it is not wide enough for modern two-way traffic, the one-way traffic being controlled by a pair of lights. Due to the age of the bridge, it has to undergo repairs on a regular basis. ()

Coordinates: 41°29'52"N, 72°48'52"W

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Wallingford United States

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Yalesville Underpass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Solomon Goffe House, Andrews Homestead Museum, Falcon Field, Toyota Oakdale Theatre.

4 miN
Museum, History museum
Solomon Goffe House, Middlefield
103 min walk • The Solomon Goffe House is a historic house museum at 677 North Colony Street in Meriden, Connecticut, United States. It was built in 1711, and is the oldest remaining building in the city of Meriden.
2.9 miN
Museum, History museum, Colonial architecture
Andrews Homestead Museum, Wallingford
75 min walk • The Moses Andrews House is a historic house museum at 424 West Main Street in Meriden, Connecticut. Built about 1760, it is one of a small number of surviving 18th-century houses in the city. It has been operated by the local historical society as a museum property since about 1940.
4.1 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Falcon Field, Middlefield
106 min walk • Falcon Field is a football field located in Meriden, Connecticut. It is 26.9 Acres of "premier" artificial Turf. It was the home of the New England Nightmare of the Women's Football Alliance, which have since mid 2013 moved to Dillon Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut.
3.7 miSW
Concerts and shows, Rock club, Music venue
Toyota Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford
95 min walk • The Oakdale Theatre is a multi-purpose performance venue, located in Wallingford, Connecticut. Opened in 1954, the venue consists of an auditorium and domed theatre, known as The Dome at Oakdale.
3.7 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Meriden Mall, Southington
95 min walk • Meriden Mall is a shopping mall located in Meriden, Connecticut. At almost 900,000 square feet, Meriden is Connecticut's seventh largest mall, housing over 140 shops. As of 2022, the mall currently maintains the chains Boscov's, and Dick's Sporting Goods.
2.9 miS
Cemetery
Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford
74 min walk • The Center Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Center Street in Wallingford, Connecticut. Established about 1670, it is the town's oldest cemetery, and the burial site for many of the city's civic and industrial leaders.
4.6 miW
Church
First Congregational Church of Cheshire, Cheshire
118 min walk • The First Congregational Church of Cheshire is a historic church at 111 Church Drive in Cheshire, Connecticut. Built in 1827, it was designed by David Hoadley and is a prominent local example of Federal period architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
2.8 miS
Concerts and shows
Paul Mellon Arts Center, Wallingford
72 min walk • The Paul Mellon Arts Center is an arts building on the campus of Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut designed by architect I. M. Pei. The original design began in 1968 and the building was completed in 1972.
4.7 miNW
41°31'53"N • 72°53'39"W
Barker Character, Cheshire
121 min walk • Specialty museum, Art gallery, Museum
4.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Beseck, Middlefield
113 min walk • Lake Beseck, also known as Beseck Lake, is a body of water in Middlefield, Connecticut measuring a little less than 1 mile in length and a quarter mile in width. It is owned by the Department of Environmental Protection and was created in 1846 when it was dammed. The initial dam, finished in 1848, was ten feet lower than the current one.
3 miN
Beaux-Arts architecture
United States Post Office–Meriden Main, Middlefield
78 min walk • The former U.S. Post Office-Meriden Main, also known as Meriden Main Post Office, is located at 89 Colony Street in Meriden, Connecticut. Built in 1907 and extended in 1932, it is a striking local example of Beaux Arts architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.