Gardens and Public Spaces Of the Garden Club Of Windham

We are very proud of the gardens that we have brought to life throughout our community and the activities we have participated in. We hope you enjoy these photos but we really want you to enjoy them in person, especially the Windham Garden on the Bridge. So come on down!

Garden on the Bridge

A ctivities

Public Spaces

Also, please visit the wesite of the Willimantic Victorian Neighborhood Association and see their great garden pictures, from our local neighborhoods.

The Garden on the Bridge

Directions: To get to the Garden on the Bridge go East on Main Street, Willimantic. Just after you pass the Frog Bridge, on your right, you will see the Mills on your right. The Garden on the Bridge is just past the second mill on the right.

Google Map to the Garden on the Bridge.

Please click here for a printable PDF of the Garden on the Bridge Brochure.

History of the Garden on the Bridge - The following excerpts are about the history of the Garden on the Bridge...

"The bridge with its cut-stone twin arches was built in 1857 over the Willimantic River, whose flow had powered the mills. In 1903, trolley tracks were added, which remained until they were removed for car and truck traffic. The bridge survived the hurricanes and flooding of 1938 and 1955 but was found inadequate to handle increasing traffic. A new bridge was built upstream in 2000, now called the Frog Bridge…" (read more … Windham Garden on the Bridge Brochure)

"The narrow stone arch bridge was built in 1857 by Lyman Jordan and Nathaniel Olin. The Bridge never had a consistent name but has been called South Main Street Bridge, Jillson Hill Bridge, Lower Bridge and Windham Road Bridge. In 1903 the trolley tracks were laid over the bridge ..." (read more on the Willimantic Victorian Neighborhood Association website)

"The historic stone arch bridge, built in 1857 was replaced by the current Thread City Crossing Bridge, and now has become a Garden on the Bridge. Over 25 granite planting beds, native trees and views of the Willimantic make the bridge a unique regional attraction." (read more on Mystic Country)