In the coming weeks, a two-person Arcadis inspection team will conduct in-home service line inspections at select Manchester residences. Team members will carry identification badges and wear Arcadis-branded safety vests. If your property is selected for inspection, you will receive a door hanger notice in advance. Please call 860-647-6050 with any questions or concerns.
Due to staffing shortages in the Building Inspection Division, permit processing and inspection scheduling may be delayed. To monitor your permit status, visit the Online Permit Portal or call 860-647-3052. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience.
All welcome to a railtrail walk, Sunday, February 18, at 1:00 p.m., starting on the front steps of Fuss & O’Neill, 146 Hartford Road. Built in 1869 to connect the Cheney silk mills to the main rail line in the North End, the South Manchester Railroad, at 2.5 miles, was the shortest freight-and passenger railroad in the United States. Passenger service ended in 1933, but freight still rolled along these rails into the 1980s. Hikers will have an easy, fairly flat, moderately paced walk along streets leading to the rail trail, over a trestle, then on to the bridge overlooking Center Springs Park and Bigelow Brook, returning the same way, about three miles round trip. Participants will hear about the history of the railroad. Rain or shine. Led by the Town Historian. Info: manchesterhistory.org
146 Hartford Road, 06040, View Map
146 Hartford Road , 06040
Free
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Caption: Cheney railroad depot, circa 1900