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Mystic River Bascule Bridge


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 11 attractions in Mystic
Traveller Description: The Bascule bridge is a small wonder of the world. While you will find it interesting just to walk across it to the many shops and resturants on... more »
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Attraction type: Bridge
Address: U.S. Route 1 over Mystic River
Groton - Stonington Mystic, CT 06355

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4 of 5 stars
Denver, Colorado
29 Oct 2009

We saw the line forming and immediately turned down a side street to avoid it, heading toward the water, finding a great vantage point and got to see the whole maneuver. Very interesting! A few minutes up, then an old sailing schooner passes, then a few minutes back down. more

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4 of 5 stars
long island
12 Sep 2009

Mystic is the divided by the mystic river.One side is in the town of groton;the other is in the town of stonington. Other than the interstate there is no other way to cross the river. Every 40 minutes or so there is a loud blast. Both auto and pedestrian traffic come to a halt. Its interesting to see how the... more

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4 of 5 stars
New York City, New York
24 Aug 2008
2
people found this review helpful

After learning of this bridge on TripAdvisor, we decided to go take a look. Actually, the first time we caught a glimpse of the bridge, (which was yesterday) we were stuck in traffic just around the corner from the bridge as it rose into the air. We were stopped for about ten minutes, but all the motorists were very pateint;... more

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5 of 5 stars
Stillwater, New Jersey
8 Oct 2007
3
people found this review helpful

You cannot visit Mystic without watching the Bridge being raised...it is amazing to see! We spend one afternoon walking along the shops on Main Street and stumbled across the riverwalk and all of the boats lined up waiting for the Bridge to open...40 minutes after each hour while we were there. I will warn you...the signal is very loud when... more

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