Mystic Bascule Bridge

Mystic Bascule Bridge is a bridge in Groton, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Mystic Bascule Bridge is situated nearby to Mystic River Bascule Bridge, as well as near the neighborhood Mystic Bridge Historic District.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mystic River Bascule Bridge and Mystic Museum of Art.

Mystic River Bascule Bridge

Bridge

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The Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge spanning the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut in the United States. It carries vehicle and foot traffic directly into the tourist district of town via 33 ft-wide Main Street.

Mystic Museum of Art

Museum

Mystic Museum of Art is a museum of American art at 9 Water Street in Mystic, Connecticut. The Mystic Art Association, an organization of artists who painted in the seacoast town, was founded by Charles Harold Davis in 1913. Mystic Museum of Art is situated 810 feet southwest of Mystic Bascule Bridge.

Mystic station

Railway station

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Mystic station is an intercity train station on the Northeast Corridor, located off Roosevelt Avenue east of downtown Mystic, Connecticut. It is served by a limited number of trains on Amtrak's Northeast Regional service, with three to five daily trains in each direction. Mystic station is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Mystic Bascule Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mystic Bridge Historic District and Mystic.

Mystic Bridge Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Mystic Bridge Historic District is a historic district in the village of Mystic, Connecticut on the Stonington side of the Mystic River. It includes the Mystic Seaport Museum, whose grounds and floating vessels represent the area's history, and the 1924 Mystic River Bascule Bridge.

Mystic

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Mystic is a village that is partly in Groton and partly in Stonington in Connecticut. It is a major tourist destination.

Mystic River Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Mystic River Historic District encompasses the part of the village of Mystic, Connecticut that is on the Groton side of the Mystic River. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1979, approximately 235-acre which includes much of the village of West Mystic and many buildings from the 19th century.

Mystic Bascule Bridge

Type: Bridge
Also known as: “Mystic River Drawbridge”
Category: transportation
Location: Groton, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Mystic-Eastern, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.35454° or 41° 21′ 16″ north

Longitude

-71.96896° or 71° 58′ 8″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87HC923J+RC

GeoNames ID

4839143

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