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The historic Rock Island Railroad Bridge is coming alive with music, dining, coffee shops & bars, trailhead services and more. And it's all 60 feet over the Kansas River! America's first entertainment district on a bridge opens this summer.
These include images of all Quad City bridges, not just Centennial Bridge. The building itself is a Rock Island local landmark and is eligible for being placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Visitor Center is an important entry point for tourists to Rock Island.
Mar 10, 2020 · roadwaywiz. 19.9K subscribers. 17. 2.3K views 3 years ago. The Centennial Bridge spans the Mississippi River between Rock Island, IL and Davenport, IA. Built in 1940, it's one of two...
But looking down from the top of the bluff, or from either side along the street or riverfront trail, it’s easy to see why Rock Island’s Centennial Bridge has become an icon for the entire Quad-City area. Its five arches gracefully skipping across the Mississippi are light and open, yet the strong “X” cross braces convey sturdiness and strength.
The Centennial Bridge was built between 1938 and 1940 as the first four-lane highway bridge over the Mississippi River. At first, the bridge was to have been named after Robert Galbraith, the mayor of Rock Island who spearheaded the effort to fund and build the bridge.
The Rock Island Centennial Bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa was opened to traffic on July 12, 1940. It is a thoroughly modern, four-lane highway bridge, adequate in every respect for present day high speed passenger and transport traffic.
The Centennial Bridge is across the Mississippi River and connects Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, on U.S. Hwy 67. The five arches of this bridge represent the Quad Cities (Davenport and Bettendorf, in southeastern Iowa and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois).
