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Mississippi River

Bison Bridge Spanning the Mississippi River in IL and IA? An Idea Crazy Enough to Work

Mississippi River

The Interstate 80 bridge crossing the Mississippi River near the Quad Cities sees 36,000 cars daily, and will soon need to be replaced. The Quad Cities is comprised of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa and Rock Island and Moline in Illinois. Instead of tearing down the bridge that connects the two states, a bold plan to repurpose the bridge into […]

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Joseph Puetz | July 9, 2021
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Chestnut Mountain in Galena, Illinois

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Yes, you read that right. Illinois. Those who have grown up skiing a proper mountain are likely to take a look at this hill and laugh. But for us that grew up in the midwest dreaming of skiing in the West, it is a place to let one’s imagination run wild. Related: Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Boston Mills Brandywine in Cleveland, […]

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Joseph Puetz | June 29, 2021
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