How often does the Mystic Bridge Open?
What Is the Mystic River Drawbridge Schedule? The Mystic River Bascule Bridge opens daily at hourly intervals (forty minutes past the hour) from May 1st to October 31st. The bridge only opens during the daylight hours and each opening lasts about five minutes.
What time does the Mystic Bridge go up?
Connecting the Groton side of Mystic with the Stonington side of Mystic is the famous drawbridge, built in 1922. It is raised to allow boat traffic on a regular schedule from May 1st – October 31st at 40 min. past the hour from 7:40am – 6:40pm, otherwise on demand.
Where is the Mystic Bridge?
Mystic
Mystic River Bascule Bridge/Location
What do you call a bridge that opens for boats?
A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic.
When does the Mystic River bascule bridge open?
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When do the moveable bridges open in Connecticut?
The draw will open on signal from April 1 through October 31, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., after at least a four-hour advance notice is given and from November 1 through March 30, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., after at least a twenty-four-hour advance notice is given by calling the number posted at the bridge.
Where is the bascule bridge in Norwalk CT?
Washington Street Route 136 Bridge, mile 0.0, bascule bridge at South Norwalk, has a clearance of 8 feet closed.
When does the swing bridge open in Middletown CT?
Middletown-Portland Railroad Swing Bridge, mile 32.0, opens as soon as practicable for all non-commercial vessels that cannot pass under the closed draws, but in no case shall the delay be more than 20 minutes from the time the opening was requested.
