Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Mississippi River I-280 Bridge

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Iowa shore looking north

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in Sept. 07

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By Quinn Phelan

Here is a short video of my drive across the Mississippi River I-280 Bridge, southbound from Iowa into Illinois on March 3, 2009...

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River on I-280 in Davenport
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1970
Design: Steel through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 570.2 ft.
Total length: 4,194.4 ft.
Deck width: 82.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.48305, -90.63712 (decimal degrees)
41°28'59" N, 90°38'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/697271/4595078 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Andalusia
Inventory numbers: IA 600690 (Iowa bridge number)
IL 081-0106 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 14375 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 20,700