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Bridgeport Harbor

Bridgeport Harbor

Port in United States

Bridgeport Harbor is an inlet on the north side of Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was carved by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago.

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Bridgeport Harbor is a federal shipping port and a terminus of the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, one of the oldest ferry companies in the nation. It is due east of the smaller Black Rock Harbor which is also in the city of Bridgeport.

A section of the harbor is planned to be reconstructed as a offshore wind port, serving the Vineyard Wind and Park City Wind projects.[2][3][4][5]

Geography

Bridgeport's Success Lake (Connecticut) and Stilman Pond both egress via the Yellow Mill Channel and into the tidal marsh at the top of the harbor.[6] The Pequonnock River empties into the inlet on its north end while the Tongue Point Light is at the western end of the mouth of the harbor.

Notable structures in or near the harbor

The generation station as seen from the harbor

History

Originally used for shipbuilding, it now operates mainly as a shipping port. The harbor was dredged by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1964. Current plans to dredge it again have met with opposition from residents of New Haven due to plans to dump the dredged material at Morris Cove.[9]

A 4000-ton dry dock was opened in 2010.[10]

Transportation

The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry is berthed in the harbor. The harbor is located at the end of 8/25 connector, where it merges into Interstate 95, near the Bridgeport (Metro-North station), a stop for Amtrak, Metro-North and Shoreline East trains.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "UNLOCODE (US) - UNITED STATES". service.unece.org. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Bridgeport Property To Serve As Staging Ground For Wind Turbine Construction". WSHU. May 19, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Lockhart, Brian (November 6, 2022). "Millions in federal aid to boost offshore wind in Bridgeport". Connecticut Post.
  4. [4]
    "Park City Wind Will Transform Bridgeport into Offshore Wind Hub". Vineyard Wind.
  5. [5]
    Fine, Ariana (October 28, 2022). "DOT Funds Four Offshore Wind Port Projects". North American Windpower.
  6. [6]
    "Bridgeport Harbor Draft Dredged Material Management Plan" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. February 2010. p. 16.
  7. [7]
    "Photo - StamfordAdvocate". www.stamfordadvocate.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08.
  8. [8]
    "-:: PSEG - we make things work for you ::- The Bridgeport Harbor Generating Station". Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  9. [9]
    "New Haven residents angered by Bridgeport Harbor dredging plan". 10 April 2010.
  10. [10]
    "New dry dock gives shipyard a big lift". 9 June 2010.
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