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Old Saybrook

Baldwin Bridge Boat Launch (Connecticut River)

 

Baldwin Bridge State Boat Launch

 

Site Location:  Ferry Road (under Baldwin Bridge), Old Saybrook, Connecticut

Coordinates:

Longitude 72.21222 ºW   Latitude  41.19671  º N

Type: Access Pier, Boat Launch Ramp, Car-top Boat Access, Trailered, Carry-In

Season: Year round

Driving Directions: 

From the East: Take I-95 South to Exit 69, and then immediately take Exit 1 (for Ferry Point). At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Essex Road/Old State Road (which becomes Ferry Road), and follow .4 miles. Baldwin Bridge State Boat Launch will be located on the left.

From the West: Take I-95 North to Exit 67. At the end of the exit ramp, make a slight right onto Route 154/Middlesex Turnpike, and follow a short distance. Next, turn left onto U.S. Route 1/Boston Post Road and follow 1.1 miles, at which point Route 1/Boston Post Road then becomes Ferry Road. Proceed .8 miles on Ferry Road (keeping in mind that the road makes a sharp left turn). The Baldwin Bridge State Boat Launch is located on the right underneath the Baldwin Bridge.

Directions Map:  Google 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:

  1. The area between the Saybrook breakwaters bounded northerly by the Saybrook inner light and bounded southerly by the Saybrook outer light in Old Saybrook:

  2. 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;

  3. The area bounded northerly by navigation aid Connecticut River RED NUN #20 and bounded southerly by the railroad bascule bridge in Old Saybrook;

  4. 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;

  5. 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;

  6. 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;

Docks: Floating & Fixed Wood (Year-round)

Toilets:  Chemical (Seasonal)

Parking : Parking Lot

Parking Spaces: 75

Parking Fees: None

Parking Surface: Paved

Access Road Surface: Paved

Ramp Surface: Concrete Slab

ADA Accessible: No

Site Description:

This is a large boat launch facility with ample parking, and includes an access pier for fishing. The Baldwin Bridge State Boat Launch received an award from the State for providing excellent boating access. To help you reach Baldwin Bridge State Boat Launch, some routes leading to this site are posted with the brown and white Long Island Sound Access sign.

Environment: Tidal River, Tidal Wetland

Additional Info:

Fishing pier located on site

Site History:

Site Contact Information:

CT Department of Environmental Protection

79 Elm Street

Hartford, Connecticut 06106-5127

CT Department of Environmental Protection Boating Division

 

 

 


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