Amtrak opens fishing pier as part of Connecticut River Bridge project

Amtrak and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) have opened a new fishing pier at Eagle Landing State Park in Haddam to provide an alternative location for the sport while the Ferry Landing Pier/Boardwalk in Old Lyme is closed to make way for Amtrak’s construction of a new Connecticut River Bridge.

Amtrak built the pier, which is owned by DEEP. The railroad's Connecticut River Bridge project is underway to replace the existing 118-year-old bridge with a modern moveable bridge that will improve the customer experience by eliminating delays and modernizing a critical infrastructure asset for the Northeast Corridor.

Once the new Connecticut River Bridge is in service and the old bridge has been demolished in 2029, Amtrak will build a new and improved, fully accessible 1,000-foot-long observation deck and stairway at Ferry Landing State Park that would open in 2030-2031, according to a DEEP press release.