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The 85-year-old Centennial Bridge is on state transportation dockets for replacement or significant rehab. The bridge has connected the downtowns of Rock Island and Davenport across the ...
The project’s initial $5 million estimated cost has significantly increased. But its creator says it has the money it needs ...
Since 1940, the Centennial Bridge has linked downtowns Rock Island and Davenport with its distinctive five arches. Built through the initiative of former Rock Island Mayor Robert Galbraith and ...
New suicide prevention signs with mental health resources will be posted on two major bridges following a Rock Island city ... health crisis calls on the Centennial Bridge since 2009.
As the project has progressed, its partners have seen the bridge as an opportunity to open the slower-moving waters of the ...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Travelers heading between Davenport and Rock Island across the Centennial Bridge will need to find an alternate route if they drive across the bridge between 5:30-7:30 a.m ...
and passengers will be able to access MetroLINK buses at the foot of the Centennial Bridge in Rock Island. Most commuters must have paid attention to the Centennial Bridge detour signs ...
The Rock Island Police Department receives about one call a month and, since 2009, has responded to 154 calls of people trying to commit suicide at the Centennial Bridge. The signs will say ...
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois -The Centennial bridge will be re-dedicated next month in memory of a fallen Illinois State Police officer who died while trying to apprehend a suspect on the bridge sixteen ...
The Rock Island, Rock Island Arsenal and Davenport fire departments searched the waters of the Mississippi River near the Centennial Bridge for someone who reportedly jumped from the railing.