2021 can't come fast enough for I-74 Bridge
This photo was taken in August, during a ride on the Channel Cat water taxi. The boat provides an excellent view to bridge construction during warm weather. One of the most 'exciting' car trips a motorist can experience in the Quad-Cities is a ride on the existing Interstate 74 bridge over the Mississippi River. In narrow lanes with little space on the sides, a driver maintains the posted 50 miles-per-hour speed limit or risks a terrible accident. The new, safer bridge cannot be built fast enough. Construction of the basket-handle design project began in 2017, and is expected to wrap up in 2021. Four lanes will go in either direction, and one lane is dedicated to the continuation of bike paths in Bettendorf and Moline, which are on either side of the bridge. According to an Oct. 30 article by Barb Ickes in the Quad-City Times, pieces of the bridge arch are to arrive later this month. These will rise 240 feet about the surface of the river when in place. Each of th