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You might have to wait for some time on Route 1 while the bascule bridge over Mystic River in Mystic goes up to let some large ship pass and then back down to let the road traffic continue its flow. But, take your time and have a look at the mechanism that makes this possible.

All machinery is exposed, and when the system was built in 1922, it received high praises for its ingenuity. Electric motors lift the bridge span; its mobile span is 85 ft wide and 218 ft long. It weighs 660 tons and uses two 230-ton concrete counterweights. The Mystic River Bascule Bridge stays open for about five minutes and it opens and closes about 2,200 times a year.

U.S. Route 1 over Mystic River, Groton - Stonington, Mystic, CT 06355

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