Marie drove me to Roosevelt Dam yesterday…
Category: Bridges (page 1 of 1)
The Great River Bridge spans the Mississippi River, carrying traffic between Burlington, Iowa on the west and Gulport, Illinois on the east. Below are photos of this bridge and some of the surrounding area. My favorite is the last one of the bunch which was taken in late afternoon.
A grain elevator on the Illinois side is visible through one of the bridge supports.
This is Big Muddy’s Bar and Grill. I think I ate there once many years ago.
Looking northward up the Mississippi:
This one was taken from the east end of Spring Street. The Burlington Rail Bridge can be seen further south.
My father and I stopped to look at the Henderson County Covered Bridge while traveling through western Illinois recently. This bridge goes over Henderson Creek and is south of Oquawka on IL 164.
