Connecticut Water Trails Association
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Connecticut Water Trails Program Connecticut Boat Launches Hartford County Windsor Bissell Bridge Boat Launch - Connecticut River
Site Location:
Coordinates:
Longitude 72.384737
ºW Latitude Type: Trailered Season: Year round Driving Directions: Located just south of the Windsor/South
Windsor (Bissell Bridge) in Wilson. Turn east off Route 159 onto East
Barber Street. Launch is at the end. Directions Map:
Regulations: (A) A 25 MPH nighttime speed limit from 1/2 hour after sunset until 1/2 hour before sunrise on all days of the year. (B) A 30 MPH limit from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset on Saturdays and Sundays from the Saturday preceding Memorial Day to the Sunday preceding Labor Day inclusive and on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. (C) A 45 MPH limit, from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, Monday through Friday, inclusive, during all seasons, and on Saturdays and Sundays from the Saturday following Labor Day to the Friday preceding Memorial Day. No person shall operate a motorboat in excess of Slow-No-Wake: (A) From the Bulkeley Bridge in Hartford to Saybrook outer light in Old Saybrook; when passing marinas, yacht clubs, anchorages and docks, boat launches and congested areas. (B) Within the following specific areas: The area between the Saybrook breakwaters bounded northerly by the Saybrook inner light and bounded southerly by the Saybrook outer light in Old Saybrook: The area bounded northerly by navigation aid Connecticut River light #15 and bounded southerly by the southern most point of Saybrook Point in Old Saybrook; The area bounded northerly by navigation aid Connecticut River RED NUN #20 and bounded southerly by the railroad bascule bridge in Old Saybrook; The area bounded northerly by a point 800 feet upstream from the East Haddam Bridge and bounded southerly by a point 1,500 feet downstream from the East Haddam Bridge; The area bounded northerly by a point five hundred feet downstream from the highway bridge in Middletown and bounded southerly by navigation aid Connecticut River light #87; The area bounded northerly by the navigation aid Connecticut River light #113 and bounded southerly by the water tower on property now or formerly known as the Connecticut Foundry in Rocky Hill. Docks: None Toilets: Chemical (Seasonal) Parking : Parking Lot Parking Spaces: 18 Parking Fees: None Parking Surface: Paved Access Road Surface: Paved Ramp Surface: Concrete Slab ADA Accessible: No Site Description: Environment: Additional Info: Site Contact Information:
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