The old I-74 bridge is now completely closed to all traffic and scheduled for demolition sometime in 2022.
There's talk of preserving the pony truss section and toll plaza on the Illinois side of the river and converting it into a pier.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/more-talks-on-turning-toll-pl...
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I think it's time to add the new I-74 tied-arch bridge on bridgehunter since the westbound span is now finished and open to traffic.
https://www.kwqc.com/2020/11/13/iowa-bound-portion-of-new-i-...
It's been on the chopping block for the better part of a decade.
The bridge is unfortunately slated for demolition.
New bridge in progress. From Modjeski & Masters website:
http://www.modjeski.com/projects/detail.aspx?I-74-Mississipp...
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Here is another atricle on the funding for the bridge replacement. I know this has been in the works for a while and htey are already working on projects along I-74 to accomodate the replacement but I didn't knwo that the entire funding had not been finalized. It looks like this will still take a few more years to even start the construction.
The Quad Cities Times posted an article with historic photos of the bridge:
http://qctimes.com/collection_e4850eda-6623-11e0-9c3f-001cc4...
The remaining approach span to the old bridge in Illinois is being torn down.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/barb-ickes/ickes-demo-of-i-74...