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GREENPORT BRIDGE
DIRECTIONS: (Southold, Suffolk
County)
 The
Greenport Bridge
is located on Long
Island's north fork between Hashamomuck
Pond and Mill Creek. Take the L.LE. to Exit 73, Old Country
Road. Drive east
on Old Country into the
town of Southold.
Old Country will have changed into Main Road. The
Railroad
Bridge
is located on the north side of the
car bridge, .8
miles past Laurel Avenue.
There is no good
parking close to the
bridge, but I was
told that divers can access
the spot either
by a small boat, or with a
short walk.
CONDITIONS:
The
Greenport Bridge,
or
Railroad Bridge,
as it is sometimes
called, is a good dive for
those who like to
muck around looking for
old bottles, or
even dishes. Why bottles
and china are
found at this location is
unknown. The site
was possibly once used as a dumping area. The bottom is
mostly
mud, so visibility is often poor. Even when visibility is good, the
bottom gets mucked up easily. I would suggest that divers try to
hover over the bottom,
and when swimming,
try to kick with their fins on a slight upward angle. There
is a
running current under the bridge that can either be avoided by
diving during
slack tide, or worked with by diving the small pond
south of the bridge, and not
directly under
the trestle.
The rewards do
sometimes justify the means. In this case, it's worth feeling
your way
around in zero visibility to reap the once plentiful supply of
blob-top
beer bottles dating back to the late 1800's.
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