Bridge Street Bridge

Bridge Street Bridge is a road bridge that spans the Connecticut River between Windsor Locks and East Windsor. The modern steel structure carries Route 140 across the river and serves as a key connection for local and commercial traffic between the two communities.

A suspension bridge first served this crossing in 1886, followed by a steel truss structure in 1921. The current bridge, built in 1992, represents a modern replacement that continues the site's long history of river connections.

The bridge links two communities across the river and has become woven into the daily routes of people who travel between Windsor Locks and East Windsor. It shapes how residents experience their connection to neighboring towns and serves as a practical meeting point of local life.

The bridge is accessible during normal travel hours as part of Route 140 operations, though pedestrians should know this is primarily a roadway. Stopping or parking directly on the bridge is not permitted.

Before the first bridge was built in 1886, a ferry boat secured to a mid-river pier provided the only crossing at this site. This early transportation method reveals just how critical a dependable river passage has always been for the area.