Rock Island Centennial Bridge

41.515 - 90.581666666667Koordinaten: 41 ° 30 ' 54 "N, 90 ° 34' 54 " W

F1

U.S. Highway 67

Mississippi

The rock Iceland Centennial Bridge (also: Centennial Bridge ) is an arch bridge. It combines rock Iceland, Illinois Davenport, Iowa. The bridge is 1,173 meters long and stands 52 meters above the waters of the Mississippi.

After its opening in 1940, the Centennial Bridge was first toll road. The originally levied fee of U.S. $ 0.05 was increased over time to U.S. $ 0.50 for cars and for articulated trucks even on U.S. $ 2. On 2 May 2003, the toll was abolished. Pedestrian had until 1960 also a fee of U.S. $ 0.05 payable to pass the bridge must.

Originally the bridge to Robert Galbraith, the former mayor of rock Iceland, Galbraith Bridge should be baptized. But on the occasion of the centenary (English: centennial ) Rock Islands, he suggested the name Centennial Bridge.

In 1998, installed on the five arches of the bridge lights. The arches are often viewed as a symbol of the Quad Cities. On the Davenporter side of the bridge is located, slightly upstream, the John O'Donnell Stadium.