Iowa Historic Property Study
Subtitle: Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge carrying I-74 and U.S. 6 over Mississippi River between Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa and Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
By: by Jennifer A. Price and Leah D. Rogers
Contributors: Rogers, Leah D.; Iowa. Department of Transportation
Series: Iowa historic property study; Iowa historic property study
Publisher: Tall Grass Historians L.C.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Iowa City, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
Subjects: Historic bridges; Bridges
Other titles: Iowa-Illinois memorial bridge carrying I-74 and U.S. 6 over Mississippi River between Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa and Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois.
Description: The 1935 Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge is being documented at this time to fulfill the requirements of the Memorandum of Agreement regarding the removal of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge and the Iowana Farms Milk Company building for the proposed improvements to Interstate 74 in Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois. The 1959 twin suspension bridge will be removed as well, but it was determined to be ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Discussion of the history of the 1959 twin span is included, however, in the current report as part of the overall history of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. Fieldwork for the documentation occurred in November 2009 and October 2010. Limitations on photography included limited shoreline access on the Illinois side, making good views of the bridge from the south somewhat challenging. Also, photographs on the bridge deck were not possible because of interstate traffic and prohibitions on pedestrian traffic.
Notes: Title from cover.

"May 2012."

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Sponsored by the Iowa Dept. of Transportation project no. IM-74-1(122)9-13-82 FHWA No. 047280 R&C No. 980282048 HADB No. 82-061.