Iowa-Illinois Bridge
Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)
Started: 1934
Completed: 1936
Contractors: Kansas City Bridge Company, McClintic-Marshall Company
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Description
The northbound I-74 bridge, a.k.a. Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge, was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $1,124,000 loan and $403,400 grant for the project, whose total cost was $1,471,244. Construction occurred between June 1934 and November 1936. The bridge was designed by Modjeski, Masters, and Case.
P.W.A. Docket No. 42
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Iowa-Illinois Bridge plaque
Source notes
National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 123.
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on October 31, 2017.
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