| World / USA / New York / Fairport | Coordinates: 43°6'5"N 77°26'30"W |
The only slanted lift bridge in the world - this bridge spans the historic Erie Canal. It not only crosses the canal at an angle but the elevation is different between the two ends of the bridge.
Website: www.eriecanal.org/Fairport.html
"Lift Bridge on Main Street in the Village of Fairport has appeared in Ripley's Believe It or Not because of its unusual construction. The bridge is an irregular, ten-sided structure and crosses the canal at a 32-degree angle. No two angles in the bridge are the same, and no corners on the bridge are square. "
Picture from Fairport, NY on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Erie_Canal_-_Fairport_Lift_...
Picture from WayMarking.com Website: www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WME77
Winter Picture Courtesy Brad Mandell www.flickr.com/photos/mandellb/sets/72157603381527717/
Category: bridge canal erie
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