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The Northeast neighborhood (sometimes known as North End) is the portion of Hartford east of the Blue Hills neighborhood and west of Interstate 91. It is home to the 1944 Hartford Circus Fire Memorial , Keney Park, which is the largest municipal park in New England and Weaver High School, which was also the alma mater of ER actor Eriq La Salle ...
East Hartford is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 51,045 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The town is located on the east bank of the Connecticut River , directly across from Hartford . [ 4 ]
The town of East Hartford was settled as part of Hartford in the 17th century, primarily as an agricultural outpost, and was separately incorporated in 1783. Main Street was laid out in the 1670s, and became a major roadway between Hartford and communities to the east.
Greater Hartford is a region located in the U.S. state of Connecticut, centered on the state's capital of Hartford.It represents the only combined statistical area in Connecticut defined by a city within the state, being bordered by the Greater Boston region to the northeast and New York metropolitan area to the south and west. [2]
From East Hartford northward to the Massachusetts state line, US 5 runs along the east bank of the Connecticut River. Main Street in East Hartford is mostly a four-lane divided surface road. It crosses under I-84 about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of the split with Route 15 with access to the westbound direction only.
Similarly, the Wilbur Cross Highway (CT Route 15) merges with I-84 on the left side in East Hartford, and aligns with the lanes of I-84 heading northeast towards Sturbridge. As designed, this would have allowed I-84 to continue east towards Rhode Island, and the Wilbur Cross Highway to follow I-86 to Massachusetts.
The Connecticut River forms the boundary between Hartford and East Hartford, and is located on the east side of the city. [ 64 ] The Park River originally divided Hartford into northern and southern sections and was a major part of Bushnell Park , but the river was nearly completely enclosed and buried by flood control projects in the 1940s. [ 65 ]
The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG).