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Byram River

Field	Value
name	Byram River
image	Mill Bridge PC jeh.JPG
image_caption	The harbor
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Connecticut, New York
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	Westchester County, Fairfield County
source1	Byram Lake
source1_location	North Castle, New York
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation	450 ft
mouth	Port Chester Harbor
mouth_location	Port Chester, New York, Greenwich, Connecticut
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	0 ft
basin_size_mi2	29
length_mi	13.9

The Byram River is a 13.9 mi long river spanning southeast New York state and southwestern Connecticut in the United States. It has a 29 sqmi drainage basin.

The river's headwaters are at Byram Lake in Westchester County, New York, at an elevation of 450 ft, and flow southward, crossing the New York-Connecticut border and eventually flowing into Long Island Sound at Port Chester Harbor. 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.

Several bridges cross the river, as well as several dams controlled by the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut.

History

The Byram River was once a center of economic activity where shipbuilding and fishing were major industries. The Byram section of Greenwich lies at its southern end.

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 officials 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.

Bridgework

As of the summer of 2007, three of these in northwest Greenwich had been identified by state inspectors as in critical need of repair, and all were scheduled for work:

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 officials 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.

References

U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-29 , accessed April 1, 2011)
Vigdor, Neil, "Car dealership: Greenwich should pay flood bills: Town officials reviewing claim concerning damage from nor'easter", article in ''[[The Advocate (Stamford). 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
Nguyen, Hoa, "Greenwich plans repairs on three bridges that cross the Byram River", article in ''[[The Advocate (Stamford). 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

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