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Demand for drinking water in eastern Massachusetts passed the sustainable supply from the existing system in 1969. Diverting water from the Connecticut River was considered several times, [51] but in 1986 the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority instead undertook a campaign of water conservation. Demand was reduced to sustainable levels by ...
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as ferries carrying a state highway across the river. Some pedestrian bridges and abandoned bridges are also listed.
Most of Connecticut's rivers flow into Long Island Sound and from there the waters mix into the Atlantic Ocean. A few extremely eastern rivers flow into Block Island Sound . The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented from downstream to upstream under each larger stream's name.
Lake Francis is a reservoir on the Connecticut River in northern New Hampshire, United States. The lake is located in Coos County, east of the village of Pittsburg and along the boundary between the towns of Pittsburg and Clarksville. The lake is impounded by Murphy Dam, built in 1940 as a flood control project. [1]
Locale: Lower Connecticut River Valley Chester, Connecticut, to the village of Hadlyme from to: Waterway: Connecticut River: Route: Route 148: Operator: Connecticut State Ferry Service: Authority: Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT): Began operation: 1769: Predecessor: Warner's Ferry: Travel time: 5 minutes: Frequency: as needed: No. of vessels: 1 (Selden III): Daily vehicles ...
Bellows Falls Canal is a canal constructed to allow boat traffic to bypass Great Falls [1] on the Connecticut River in Bellows Falls, Vermont. [2] It was constructed by the Bellows Falls Canal Company and was one of the first canals in the United States. [3] It was used for transport, to power mills, and later for hydroelectric power.
The Rocky Hill–Glastonbury Ferry is a seasonal ferry crossing the Connecticut River between the towns of Glastonbury and Rocky Hill, Connecticut and is part of Route 160. It is believed to be the oldest continuously operated ferry service in the United States. [1] The river crossing has an annual average daily traffic of 400. [2]
Route 154 is a state highway in Connecticut running for 28.24 miles (45.45 km). It serves as one of the main thoroughfares in the town of Old Saybrook, intersecting twice with U.S. Route 1 (US 1). North of Interstate 95 (I-95), Route 154 runs parallel to Route 9, along to the west bank of the Connecticut River. The route ends in Higganum at ...