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. This article is about the river in the United States. ... Fort Madison, situated on the Mississippi River, is a city and the county seat of Lee County, Iowa. ... The National Bridge Inventory (NBI) is a database, compiled by the Federal Highway Administration, with information on all bridges and tunnels in the United States that have roads passing above or below. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... A swing bridge is a bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center, about which it can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration below. ... A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight) which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. ... This article is about the river in the United States. ... Fort Madison, situated on the Mississippi River, is a city and the county seat of Lee County, Iowa. ...

The bridge is the eastern terminus of Iowa State Route 2, and the western terminus of Illinois State Route 9. Iowa 2 runs westwards towards Farmington, Iowa (23 miles/37 km), while Illinois 9 continues eastwards towards Canton, Illinois (~80 mi/129 km) and Peoria (~100 miles/162 km). The Fort Madison Toll Bridge was opened in July of 1928. Farmington is a city located in Van Buren County, Iowa. ... Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois. ... Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria CountyGR6, Illinois, in the United States. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

References

• Weeks, John. "US-136 Bridge, Keokuk, IA". http://www.visi.com/~jweeks/upper_mississippi/pagesB/umissB11.html. Retrieved January 18, 2006.

Bridges of the Mississippi River
Upstream Burlington Rail Bridge	Fort Madison Toll Bridge	Downstream Keokuk Rail Bridge