Old Saybrook in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

New Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge

Photographed by Conrad Ward, October 19, 2024

1. New Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated and opened to traffic
May 25, 1993

The Honorable Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Governor

Emil H. Frankel
Commissioner of Transportation

Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas
Designer

Parsons Brinckerhoff Construction Services, Inc.
Construction Inspection

Perini Corporation/
P.C.L. Civil Constructors, Inc./
O & G Industries
Contractors

Raymond E. Baldwin served the state of Connecticut as governor, U.S. Senator and Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court.

Erected 1993 by Connecticut Department of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1993.

Location. 41° 19.106′ N, 72° 21.198′ W. Marker is in Old Saybrook in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is on Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate 95) west of Ferry Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Ferry Rd, Old Saybrook CT 06475, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley,

on the Connecticut Shoreline,

and in

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Mystic and the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Middlesex County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge (here, next to this marker); American Legion Post 113 Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Connecticut River (approx. half a mile away); British Raid 1814 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Anadromous Fish (approx. ¾ mile away); Osprey (approx. ¾ mile away); Dr. Roger Tory Peterson Wildlife Area at Great Island (approx. ¾ mile away); Humphrey (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Saybrook.

Also see . . . Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 25, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, October 19, 2024

2. New Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.