Photo by Retiring Guy
Starting in the foreground:
- connects City of Moline with Rock Island Arsenal
- Opened: 1981. Replaced poorly constructed 1932 concrete arch bridge which in turn has replaced an 1873 iron bridge built.
- Design: Steel cable suspension bridge
- Construction: Started in 1933. Opened on November 18, 1935 (one span only). Second span constructed in 1959.
- Toll bridge until 1970
- Became part of Interstate Highway System in 1975
I-74 bridge (Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge)
- Design: Basket-handle, through arch twin bridges
- Opened: December 1, 2021
- Length: 3,372 feet
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