<br /> <p>A 12-mile-long ice jam on the Connecticut River threatened to cause flooding</a> and ice-related damage in mid-January, prompting officials in Haddam, Connecticut, to declare an “emergency condition." The jam has now been cleared by the coast guard.</p><p>This drone video, shot on January 21, shows the ice jam at the famous swing bridge in East Haddam, Connecticut.</p><p>By January 16, the US Coast Guard had already spent several days trying to clear the ice, according to NBC Connecticut</a>. Efforts to break up the ice continued</a> over the following week</a>. Credit: Eric Tallarita via Storyful</p><br />
