Carries 4 lanes of I‑80 Daily traffic 33,500 Total length 1,062 m Location Le Claire | Opened 27 October 1966 Width 20 m Design Girder bridge | |
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Similar Sergeant John F Baker Jr, Government Bridge, Norbert F Beckey Bridge, Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge, Rock Island Centenni | ||
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. The bridge opened October 27, 1966 and overlooks the Illinois Welcome center as well as Rapids City, Illinois and LeClaire, Iowa.
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