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Explore Fort Madison in United States

Fort Madison in the region of Iowa with its 11,051 inhabitants is a place in United States - some 767 mi or ( 1234 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

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Time in Fort Madison is now 02:39 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Jacksonville, Quincy, Augusta, Bullard, and Clinton. Since you are here already, consider visiting Jacksonville . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Fort Madison ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Southwest Chief crosses Mississippi River

5:16 min by Tiger Holm
Views: 3203 Rating: 4.33

Amtrak Southwest Chief Eastbound crossing the Mississippi River on the elegant bridge at Fort Madison Iowa ..

Alice Cooper - School's Out and Killer

9:47 min by xrocker1393
Views: 2625 Rating: 5.00

A tribute video of Alice Cooper originally made for an older youtube site of mine that is now gone. But it is still a great video. Hope you all enjoy! ..


Crossing the Mississippi River at Fort Madison Iowa

2:38 min by Tiger Holm
Views: 1793 Rating: 0.00

Crossing the Mississippi River at Fort Madison Iowa BNSF Railroad bridge Amtrak SW Chief ..

Fort Madison Swing Bridge & Barge

12:36 min by jfreelan1964
Views: 1286 Rating: 5.00

This will be boring. This I shot on the second week of my vacation I think it was on Wednesday. Was planning on spending the whole afternoon railfanning at different locations in the Fort Madison area ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Iowa State Penitentiary

The Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP) is an Iowa Department of Corrections maximum security prison for men located in the Lee County, Iowa community of Fort Madison. ISP is part of a larger correctional complex. The ISP itself is a 550 person maximum security unit. Also on the complex is a John Bennett Correctional Center - a 169 person medium security unit. Two minimum security farms with about 170 people are located within a few miles of the main complex.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.63 -91.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Lee County, Iowa, National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, Iowa, Prisons in Iowa

Fort Madison Toll Bridge

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.63 -91.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, BNSF Railway bridges and tunnels, Bridges completed in 1927, Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa, Bridges over the Mississippi River, Buildings and structures in Hancock County, Illinois, Buildings and structures in Lee County, Iowa, Railroad bridges in Illinois, Railroad bridges in Iowa, Road bridges in Illinois, Swing bridges in the United States, Toll bridges in Illinois, Toll bridges in Iowa, Transportation in Lee County, Iowa, Truss bridges

Fort Madison, Iowa

Fort Madison, Iowa (pop. 11,051) is located along the Mississippi River in the southeast corner of Iowa. Fort Madison is situated between small bluffs and one of the widest portions of the river. It is one of two county seats of Lee County (the other is Keokuk). It is the only county in Iowa with two seats of government.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.63 -91.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cities in Iowa, County seats in Iowa, Fort Madison-Keokuk micropolitan area, Iowa populated places on the Mississippi River, Populated places in Lee County, Iowa

Fort Madison (Amtrak station)

The Fort Madison Amtrak station is a train station in Fort Madison, Iowa, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. On December 2009 the city received $1.1 million to restore the former Santa Fe station and move the Amtrak stop there, near to the city center. Of the six Iowa stations served by Amtrak, Fort Madison was the fifth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 21 passengers daily.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.62 -91.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Amtrak stations in Iowa, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations, Buildings and structures in Lee County, Iowa, Transportation in Lee County, Iowa

KDME-LP

KDME-LP is a radio station licensed to Fort Madison, Iowa, USA. The station is currently owned by Divine Mercy Educational Radio Association.

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Located at 40.64 -91.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Low-power FM radio stations in Iowa, Radio stations in Iowa