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Linking Belize City’s North and
South sides is one of the country’s most significant
historical landmarks ~ The Swing Bridge. Built in 1922,
and still in major use today, this narrow metal structure
is the only manual swing bridge in the entire world. Being
located in the city’s major commercial center (Albert
Street and Queen Street), the Bridge supports a constant
flow of traffic everyday. Visitors interested in witnessing
the daily swinging of the bridge should be on either side
at 6:00 in the morning or 6:00 in the evening. For almost
a century, the Bridge has been manually swung to allow large
sailboats and vessels up and down the Haulover Creek. Traffic
on both sides of the Bridge remains stationary for about
30 minutes when the Bridge unlocks the waterway.
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