Niantic River

For other uses, see Niantic (disambiguation).

The Niantic River is a mainly tidal river in eastern Connecticut. It is crossed by the Niantic River Bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. It separates the towns of East Lyme and Waterford. The river is 5.2 miles (8.4 km) long. The distance from the end of Banning Cove to the Niantic River Bridge is approximately 3.4 miles.

Niantic River
Standort
Land	Vereinigte Staaten
State	Connecticut
Counties	New London
Physical characteristics
Source	Banning Cove
• location	East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States
• coordinates	41°39′39″N 72°06′37″W
Mouth	Long Island Sound
• location	East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States
• coordinates	41°32′22″N 72°18′12″W

Crossings

Town	Carrying
East Lyme/ Waterford	US 1
	Route 156
	Amtrak

See also

• List of rivers of Connecticut