Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41°19′09″N 72°20′51″W / 41.31917°N 72.34750°W |
Carries | 8 lanes of I-95 / US 1 |
Crosses | Connecticut River |
Locale | Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Old Lyme, Connecticut |
Maintained by | ConnDOT |
Characteristics | |
Design | Segmental box girder |
Total length | 2,530.8 feet (771.4 m) |
Width | 71.85 feet (21.90 m) |
Clearance below | 81 feet (25 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1948 (rebuilt 1993) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 84,000 |
Location | |
The Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge is a concrete segmental bridge composed of eleven spans crossing the Connecticut River between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Old Lyme, Connecticut. The bridge carries Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1, with an average daily traffic of 82,500 vehicles.[1]
The bridge carries eight lanes of Interstate 95 and US 1 traffic, four in each direction. In addition, there is a bike/pedestrian walkway on the north side of the bridge adjacent to the southbound lanes.