Perryville Adds New Pier To Waterfront

If you're looking for a new vantage point of the picturesque waterfront of the lower , has a spot for you.

The Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway and the Town of Perryville partnered on a project that was unveiled earlier this month, bringing residents and visitors of Perryville a 750-foot pier with transient boat slips.

The Rodgers Tavern Pier and floating dock opened on May 1 and is open daily from sunrise to sunset. The $2.2 million project began in 2010.

“It’s just one more amenity to the town that makes it the place where people want to be and is now accessible by water,”  Mayor James L. Eberhardt said in a release.

The pier is located at Rodgers Tavern at 259 Broad Street. The tavern was owned by Col. John Rodgers who ran a ferry across the Susquehanna River that was frequented by Gen. George Washington, according to the release.

Similar piers have been built along the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway in , Port Deposit and at Swan Harbor Farm.

Ninety percent of the funding was acquired from the state through the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway and the Department of Natural Resources. Ten percent, or $240,000, was contributed by Perryville.

“This is a great day for Perryville and all communities in the Upper Bay. Now, all of our waterfront communities are not only linked by a common history but are finally also connected by the water they share,” Harford County Councilwoman and LSHG executive director said in the release. “These transit docking facilities increase public access and enhance boating and business opportunities along the main streets of our small towns. It is now up to the local leaders to advance these opportunities for progress.”

The nonprofit Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway carries a mission "to stimulate local economic activity by developing a linkage to natural, historic and cultural resources through land and water recreational trails." Approximately 22 miles of recreation trails connecting Harford and Cecil counties have been constructed. The goal is to reach 40 miles. For more information on the LSHG, visit www.hitourtrails.com.

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