The seasonal closure happens every year to accommodate boat traffic through the channel during the warmer months.

Starting tomorrow, motorists cannot use the Irondequoit Bay Outlet Bridge. Every year, the bridge swings closed on April 1, 2025, to allow boaters on the Irondequoit Bay to use the channel during the ...

And they’ve been arriving in large numbers to the area of Irondequoit Bay — eagle-eyed Democrat and Chronicle photographer Tina MacIntyre-Yee counted at least 19 in one outing this month.