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Mystic, Connecticut:

River Road - Running beside the Mystic River, this scenic road offers terrific water views of the ships of Mystic Seaport and Mystic's famous Bascule Bridge.

http://www.mystic.org/landmark-trail.asp

Not to be confused with Olde Mystic Village, this is the "real" downtown of Mystic - it includes the Mystic River Bascule Bridge, one of few operational bascule bridges in the country. For those of us who are unfamiliar with bascule bridges, this is a fancy drawbridge. Feel free to gawk either at the bridge itself or at the tourists gawking at the bridge.

http://www.starrmurphy.com/shopping.php

Historic 1922 marvel delights bridge fans -- its mechanical parts are all out in the open.

http://www.mystic.org/p/highlights-tour.asp


Mystic River Bascule Bridge (1922)