The 1,100-foot long Central Vermont Railroad Pier, built in 1876, is being connected to the more modern adjacent pier as part of a plan to convert the two piers into one central wharf that initially will be used as a staging and assembly area for the offshore wind industry’s turbines. CVRR Pier was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 and believed to be the only remaining large 19th-century pier of its kind. With a state permit approved, the port authority this week approved a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office that they believe helps clear a path for the federal permit.
https://www.theday.com/local-news/20210813/historical-new-london-pier-to-be-documented-as-part-of-235-million-construction-project