Take a ride on the Queen Emma Floating Bridge located in Willemstad, Curacao! This real-time video shows:

0:00 - Introduction
0:05 - Bridge Opening (View From Rif Fort)
0:56 - Bridge Opening (View From Bridge)
1:52 - Bridge Closing (View From Bridge)
3:18 - Bridge Movement (View From Punda Quarter)
3:48 - Bridge Opening at Night (View From Otrobanda Quarter)
4:27 - Bridge Closing at Night (View From Otrobanda Quarter)

Considered one of Curacao's most prominent landmarks, the Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge connects the districts of Otrobanda and Punda in the capital city of Willemstad.

The floating bridge is named for Her Majesty Queen Emma of the Netherlands, who was Queen Regent from 1890 until 1898, when her daughter Wilhelmina became queen at the age of 18.

Affectionately known as the Swinging Old Lady, the bridge was originally constructed as a toll bridge by American Business Entrepreneur -- and Consul of the United States -- Leonard Burlington Smith.

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Video Thumbnail Photo by: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)]