Government Bridge or Arsenal Bridge - Davenport, Iowa to Rock Island, Illinois
Designed by Ralph Modjeski and finished in 1896, the iron bridge has remained in service largely unchanged for over 100 years.
The biggest change was the construction of Lock and Dam #15 in 1934, which was built around and under the swing span.
The bridge is a twin deck structure that carries both rail (top level) and road traffic (bottom level). It is really cool to drive across this Mississippi River bridge with a two hundred ton train traveling over your head!
It is one of two bridges in the world that can turn 360 degrees in both directions in order to allow Mississippi River traffic through.
This is an Eagle Eye View of the Rock Island Arsenal Bridge from Lucky Lang's house @ 714 Grand Avenue, Davenport, IA!
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Architectural Wonders of the United States
There you can vote for this wonderful piece of history and architecture.
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For more info on Davenport, Iowa and the Quad Cities, please call:
LUCKY LANG, QUAD-CITIES FAVORITE REALTOR®
Lucky Lang, SRES®, RFC
Licensed in Iowa & Illinois
Mel Foster Co., Inc., 3211 E. 35th Street Ct., Davenport, IA 52807-2585
Cell: (563) 676-9031
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