Historic Ashtabula Harbor
25 min drive
A walkable port district of 1880s buildings, owner-run shops, and a lift bridge that still lifts.
Bridge Street sits where the Ashtabula River meets Lake Erie, and it has become the best-preserved harbor district in this part of Ohio. Most of the buildings date to around 1880 and every shop and restaurant on the street is owner-operated: clothing, an art gallery, chocolates, ice cream, antiques, a brewery, a wine bar.
The bascule lift bridge went in in 1925 and still raises on the half hour for boat traffic. In the evening it lights up, and it is worth timing a visit for.
Twenty-five minutes east. Of everything in this county it is the closest thing to a proper day out on foot.
From the innkeepers
Time your arrival for the half hour and stand near the water. The bridge going up is the thing people remember.
Season
Year-round; liveliest in summer
Good for
Walking, shopping, dinner, evenings
Address
Bridge St, Ashtabula, OH 44004
Common questions
What is there to do on Bridge Street in Ashtabula?
Bridge Street is a walkable historic harbor district of largely 1880s buildings with owner-operated shops, restaurants, a brewery and a wine bar, plus a 1925 bascule lift bridge that raises for passing boats.
When does the Ashtabula lift bridge go up?
Roughly every half hour for boat traffic. It is lit at night, which makes an evening visit worthwhile.
Vincent William · Madison, Ohio
Good food. Estate wine.
A room by the lake.
Come spend some time at our family-owned restaurant, winery and eight-room adults-only inn on the Lake Erie shore.
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Vincent William
1300 Belleair Ave.
Madison, OH 44057
(440) 428-1300
Opening Hours
Wednesday
12 to 9 pm
Thursday
12 to 9 pm
Friday
12 to 9 pm
Saturday
12 to 9 pm
Sunday
11 to 8 pm · Brunch to 2
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