Norbert F. Beckey Bridge

Norbert F. Beckey Bridge
Carries	2 lanes of Iowa Highway 92 and IL 92
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Muscatine, Iowa and Illinois
Total length	3,018 feet (920 m)
Opened	December 2, 1972
Daily traffic	4,150
Coordinates	41°25′21″N 91°02′01″W

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. 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.

Sunrise over the Mississippi River

See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

EC&M "Iowa Bridge Spans the Gap Between Infrastructure and Art"

External links

• Views of the Beckey Bridge