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The Rock Island Centennial Bridge, officially the Master Sergeant Stanley W. Talbot Memorial Bridge, connects Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa. The bridge is 3,850 feet (1,173 m) long and stands 170 feet (52 m) above water level. Construction of the bridge began in 1938 and it opened on July 12, 1940, [3] as a toll bridge.
The first Rock Island Bridge, which was finished in 1856, was the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi. [7] The bridge was 1,582 feet (482 m) long, and the draw-span was 285 feet (87 m). It was located upstream from the current bridge.
The Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge, [2] also known as the Baker Bridge or Interstate 280 Bridge, carries Interstate 280 (I-280) across the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. The bridge opened in 1973 with a blue and yellow color scheme, thought to be unique in the state. In 2007, it was repainted all blue. [3]
Pages in category "Bridges in Rock Island County, Illinois" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Rock Island Centennial Bridge; S.
Rock Island is a city in and the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. [2] The population was 37,108 at the 2020 census. [3] Located at the confluence of the Rock and Mississippi rivers, it is one of the Quad Cities along with neighboring Moline and East Moline in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa.
Rock Island Bridge may refer to: Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City, Kansas) , crossing the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri Rock Island Centennial Bridge , crossing the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa
The Rock Island Bridge represents an unusual partnership between public space and private enterprise that’s gaining popularity around the country. The city of Kansas City, Kansas, owns the ...
The Mississippi River bridge between Rock Island and Davenport was completed on April 22, 1856. [2] The former Rock Island Depot at Chillicothe, Illinois, now a railroad museum. In 1857, the steamboat Effie Afton ran into the Rock Island's Mississippi River Bridge. The steamboat was overcome by a fire, which also destroyed a span of the bridge.