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Norbert F. Beckey Bridge

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Crosses
  
Mississippi River

Opened
  
2 December 1972

Location
  
Muscatine

Body of water
  
Mississippi River

Daily traffic
  
4,150

Total length
  
920 m

Bridge type
  
Cantilever bridge

Carry
  
Illinois Route 92

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Carries
  
2 lanes of Iowa Highway 92 and IL 92

Locale
  
Muscatine, Iowa and Illinois, U.S.

Design
  
Steel girder with single truss

Similar
  
Fred Schwengel Memorial, Sergeant John F Baker Jr, Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge, Fort Madison Toll Bridge, Wabash Bridge

The Norbert F. Beckey Bridge, or Beckey Bridge for short, carries Iowa Highway 92 and Illinois Route 92 across the Mississippi River between Muscatine, Iowa and Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. Completed in December 1972, it replaced the Muscatine High Bridge which stood from 1891-1973.[1] A pillar from the old High Bridge still stands at Riverside Park in Muscatine.

The bridge which stretches 1,500 feet from Iowa to Illinois across the Mississippi River, is awash in a rainbow of colors emanating from 43 light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures.

References

Norbert F. Beckey Bridge Wikipedia