I-74 Bridge
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The Interstate 74 Bridge, officially known as the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge, and often called The Twin Bridges, or the I-74 Bridge, are basket-handle, through arch twin bridges that carry Interstate 74 across the Mississippi River and connect Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois. It is located near the geographic center of the Quad Cities.
Quick Facts Interstate 74 Bridge, Coordinates ...
Interstate 74 Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41°31′01″N 90°30′38″W |
Carries | 8 lanes of I-74 / US 6 |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois |
Official name | Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge |
Maintained by | Iowa Department of Transportation[1] |
Characteristics | |
Design | Twin basket-handle, through arch |
Longest span | 800 ft (244 m) |
History | |
Opened | November 13, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-11-13) (northbound) December 2, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-02) (southbound) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 80,000[2] |
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