Frog Bridge (Thread City Crossing)

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Frog Bridge (Thread City Crossing) is a distinctive road bridge in Windham, Connecticut, best known for its large decorative frog sculptures that commemorate the town’s historic "Battle of the Frogs" legend.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway bridge
road bridge
steel bridge
carries Route 32
Route 66
linked to: U.S. Route 66

South Street
commemorates Battle of the Frogs legend
Windham textile industry
commonName Frog Bridge
country United States
county Windham County, Connecticut
crosses Willimantic River
linked to: Yantic River
featureLocatedAtEnds frog statues on thread spools
hasCulturalSignificance local landmark
symbol of Willimantic’s identity
hasDecorativeFeature large frog sculptures
thread spools
hasDesign steel arch
hasLanes 4
hasLegendAssociated 18th-century Battle of the Frogs noise incident
hasLocalNickname Frog Bridge
hasPublicArt whimsical frog sculptures
isIconicFor oversized frog statues
isLocatedNear downtown Willimantic
isTouristAttractionIn Windham, Connecticut
locatedIn United States
Willimantic section of Windham
Windham, Connecticut
maintainedBy Connecticut Department of Transportation
materialOfFrogSculptures bronze
namedAfter Thread City (nickname of Willimantic)
numberOfFrogSculptures 4
officialName Thread City Crossing
opened 2000
partOf Connecticut state highway system
region New England
replaced an older Willimantic River bridge
state Connecticut
usedFor pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic

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Windham, Connecticut hasLandmark Frog Bridge (Thread City Crossing)
Willimantic, Connecticut hasLandmark Frog Bridge (Thread City Crossing)