PROJECT PROFILE WJE www.wje.com Fort Madison Toll Bridge Inspection and Electrical Design | Fort Madison, IA CLIENT BNSF Railway BACKGROUND Completed in 1927, Fort Madison Toll Bridge—also known as the Santa Fe Swing Span Bridge—is a double-decker swing-span bridge over the Mississippi River that connects Fort Madison, Iowa, with Niota, Illinois. Privately owned by BNSF Railway, the swinging truss bridge has a two-lane highway on the upper deck and a two-track freight railroad on the lower deck. The bridge machinery and electrical operating systems are located on the moving structure and consist of bridge drive motors and brakes, two rail lock motors, and two end

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