Ashtabula Lift Bridge — Attraction in Ashtabula

Having grown up about a mile down the road from this bridge sort of removed the aura of history around it for me but now that I have lived in a different city for going on seven years I do think this bridge is a pretty amazing landmark. It is a one of a kind for traffic supporting bridges of it's engineering style I believe. The view from atop the hill northwest of the bridge (used to be called Point Park) is always awesome, especially if you can catch it going up and going down for the incoming boats to cross under.

It is a very interesting landmark in an area far from big cities that does not have very many landmarks. I would definitely recommend a visit to the harbor and a trek across the bridge as well as viewing it from the park and watching it be raised and lowered in the summer. A lot of history goes into this area and bridge Street (which leads up to the bridge) has some good dining...

Beautiful with the new lights on at night. Definitely worth seeing. In college, I lived nearby and in the summer, the siren would go off every 30 minutes. Even sooner if the Coast Guard needed to get through. There were times on really hot days when the deck would expand causing the road to be closed until they could cool it down with water. Most days the water sprayed on the deck all day to keep this from happening. The lift bridge is something special. So is Lake Erie and all the activities that go with the lake. Sometimes we take it for granted, but remember, Iowa doesn't have anything like...

This beautiful bridge was completed in 1925, a single-leaf bascule bridge that carries Ohio route 531 over the Ashtabula River in Ashtabula. It is a Strauss bascule bridge that is one of two remaining drawbridges in service in the state. (The other is the Charles Berry Bridge in Lorain, between Cleveland and Sandusky.)

The bridge consists of a lot of steel and rivets that join together quite a number of pieces, all balanced by a massive concrete counterweight that uses electric motors to raise and lower.

I hung around for a while but no boats came along to cause the bridge to...