Queen Emma Bridge - Willemstad, Curacao
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neoc1
N 12° 06.369 W 068° 56.126
19P E 507026 N 1338292
The Queen Emma Bridge is a swinging pedestrian pontoon bridge that connects the residential Otrobanda neighborhood of Willemstad to the historic Punda neighborhood.
Waymark Code: WMXRCC
Location: Curaçao
Date Posted: 02/19/2018
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The Queen Emma Bridge is a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay in Willemstad, Curaçao built in 1888. The bridge swings opens to enable the passage of ships, hence its nickname "The Swinging Old Lady".
The bridge is 167 m (548 feet) in length, and 9.80 m (32 feet) wide. It has 16 pontoons. It opened in 1888 and was restored twice in 1939 and 2006.
Visit Instructions:
Please provide another photo of the location. You don't have to be in there shot, but you can. The photo requirement is to discourage any armchair visiting.