The Lift Bridge on Main Street in the Village of Fairport has allegedly appeared in
Ripley's Believe It or Not because of its unusual construction. The bridge is an irregular decagon, a 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. The bridge weighs 345.8 tons, and is lifted by a 40-horsepower electric motor. Clearance under the Fairport Lift Bridge is approximately 6 feet when lowered (this varies from one side to the other due to the slope of the bridge), with a lift of 10 feet 7 inches. At normal water levels, clearance when raised is 16.3 feet, with a minimum at high water of 15.7 feet.
Folks around here are proud of the lift bridge. Personally, I think the engineer was a freaking idiot - just make it higher like the one a quarter a mile away over Parker street, then there is no need to "lift it" at all - stopping traffic and making a horrible freaking racket. It's dumb.
However, a block away from here lives my drug dealer, which is cool. Also, nearby is a chick that sometimes fucks me, which is also cool.