Longest - double-deck swing-span bridge in the world
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kJfishman
N 40° 37.722 W 091° 18.200
15T E 643493 N 4498924
Longest double deck swing bridge Fort Madison IA
Waymark Code: WMBQVJ
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2011
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According to Wilkapedia and travel brochures we picked along our journey the Santa Fe Swing Span Bridge is the longest in the world.
The coordinates are at Captain Kirks Marina, an ideal place to watch the bridge in operation.
"The Fort Madison Toll Bridge (also known as the Santa Fe Swing Span Bridge for the old Santa Fe rail line) is a tolled, swinging truss bridge bridge over the Mississippi River that connects Fort Madison, Iowa and unincorporated Niota, Illinois. Rail traffic occupies the lower deck of the bridge, while two lanes of road traffic occupy the upper deck. It is widely considered the longest double-deck swing-span bridge in the world." (
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