Marine Traffic Alert – March 14, 2025
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is issuing the follow maritime advisory for the East Haddam Swing Bridge.
Marine Advisory:
Mariners are advised that the bridge is back to the normal USCG required operating schedule.
Currently opening ‘on call’ for large vessels. Beginning May 1st, the bridge will open hourly from 6am-8pm.
Mariners are advised that the contractor’s suspended scaffold has been removed from spans 3 and 4, the contractor still has scaffolding hung in span 2.
The tide clearance board is recommended as the best reference for gauging clearance at time of passage. The board is located on the bulkhead at Goodspeed, it has been set to indicate the vertical clearance to the contractor’s suspended scaffold.