Aerial Lift Bridge (Duluth, Minnesota)

USA / Minnesota / Duluth / Duluth, Minnesota
 place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, bridge
The bridge, the middle section of which lifts straight up to allow ships into Duluth Harbor, connects Canal Park on the shore with the Minnesota Point (also called Park Point) peninsula.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_Lift_Bridge
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Coordinates:   46°46'44"N   92°5'34"W

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  • This began its life as a transporter bridge, one of only about twenty ever built. A transporter bridge was a marvelous combination of a bridge, a trolley, and a cable-supported gondola. Can't quite picture it? Check out the picture in the Wikipedia article.
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