Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge
Bridge in Iowa and Rapids City, Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge is a 4-lane steel girder bridge that carries Interstate 80 across the Mississippi River between LeClaire, Iowa and Rapids City, Illinois. The bridge is named for Fred Schwengel, a former U.S. Representative from Davenport, Iowa and one of the driving forces behind the Interstate Highway Act.[3] The structure was designed by the Iowa State Highway Commission, and was built by the Industrial Construction Company of Minneapolis (contractor), Gould Construction Company of Davenport, and Roy Ryan & Sons of Evanston, Indiana who was responsible for the substructure.[4] The bridge opened on October 27, 1966, and is maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation. It underwent a major rehabilitation project in 1996.
Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41°34′49″N 90°21′54″W |
Carries | 4 lanes of I-80 |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | LeClaire, Iowa and Rapids City, Illinois |
Maintained by | Illinois Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Steel girder bridge |
Material | Steel |
Total length | 3,483 feet (1,062 m)[1] |
Width | 66 feet (20 m)[1] |
History | |
Designer | Iowa State Highway Commission |
Constructed by | Industrial Construction Company of Minneapolis, Roy Ryan & Sons of Evanston, and Gould Construction Company of Davenport |
Opened | October 27, 1966[2] |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 33,500[1] |
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