[7][8] Originally having a wooden deck made of yellow pine, the bridge floor was replaced with steel grating in later years.

[12][7] It is one of sixteen vertical lift bridges located along the western portion of the Erie Canal between Fairport and Lockport.

[12] Because of its unusual appearance, the Fairport Lift Bridge was apparently listed in Ripley's Believe It or Not!

[11][13] On September 4, 2019, the New York State Department of Transportation closed the Fairport Lift Bridge for general maintenance and rehabilitation.

[3][7] As part of the New York State Barge Canal system, the Fairport Lift Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 2014.