Byram River

Byram River

The Byram River is approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, in southeast New York and southwestern Connecticut in the United States.

The river has an elevation of 750 feet (228 m) at its headwaters at Byram Lake in Westchester County, New York, and flows in a southward direction, crossing the New York-Connecticut border and eventually reaching sea level at Port Chester Harbor, where it empties into the Long Island Sound. The lower portion of the river is paralleled by the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut and eventually forms the southernmost portion of the New York-Connecticut border.

The river has a 29-square-mile Drainage basin.Vigdor, Neil, "Car dealership: Greenwich should pay flood bills: Town officials reviewing claim concerning damage from nor'easter", article in "The Advocate" of Stamford, Connecticut, August 7, 2007, p A3, Stamford edition, the article likely also appeared the same day in the "Greenwich Time" newspaper, owned by the same company]

There are several dams on the river which are controlled by the Town of Greenwich.

Several bridges cross the river. As of the summer of 2007, three of the bridges in northwest Greenwich had been identified by state inspectors as in critical need of repair, and all were scheduled for work:Nguyen, Hoa, "Greenwich plans repairs on three bridges that cross the Byram River", article in "The Advocate" of Stamford, Connecticut, August 7, 2007, page A6; the article probably appeared the same day in the "Greenwich Time", a newspaper owned by the same company]
*Bailiwick Road — already in poor shape, the bridge was further damaged by the nor'easter of April 15, 2007. In May emergency repairs were made. A redesign of the bridge may be needed to better protect against future flooding, town offiicals said.
*Riversville Road — Greenwich officials imposed weight restrictions on the bridge which were in effect in the summer of 2007. Dump trucks are prohibited from using it, but 10-ton box trucks and 15-ton semis are allowed.
*Sherwood Avenue — Greenwich officials imposed weight restrictions on the bridge which were in effect in the summer of 2007. Only 15-ton box trucks and 26-ton semis are allowed.

History

The Byram River was once a center of economic activity where shipbuilding and fishing were major industries. The Byram section of Greenwich is at the southern end of the river, on the Connecticut side.

On April 15, 2007, a nor'easter flooded areas near the river on both the Connecticut and New York sides. In July 2007, Greenwich town offiicals gave initial approval for spending $250,000 to study drainage improvement in flood-prone areas near the river, including the idea of dredging the river.

Notes

ee also

*List of rivers of New York
*List of rivers of Connecticut

External links

* [http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/PHA/byramriver/byr_p1.html PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BYRAM RIVER SEDIMENT GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT]
* [http://bartleby.com/69/16/B12516.html The Columbia Gazetteer of North America:2000-Byram River]


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