Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 41°34′49″N 90°21′54″W / 41.58028°N 90.36500°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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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.
- ^ a b c Tom Saul (August 3, 2007). "Bridges: Iowa, Illinois order safety inspections". Quad-City Times. Davenport. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ "Retro Thursday: Historic photos of the building the I-80 Bridge". The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus. November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Historic Auto Trails: Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.