The Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge,[2] also known as the Baker Bridge or Interstate 280 Bridge, carries Interstate 280 (I-280) across the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. The bridge opened in 1973 with a blue and yellow color scheme, thought to be unique in the state. In 2007, it was repainted all blue.[3] On July 30, 2010, the bridge was officially named the Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge.[4]
On May 2, 2019, the bridge, along with several other bridges in the Quad Cities area, were temporarily closed to all traffic due to severe flooding of the Mississippi River and the Rock River, and a subsequent levee breach in Davenport.[citation needed]
sergeant, john, baker, bridge, also, known, baker, bridge, interstate, bridge, carries, interstate, across, mississippi, river, between, davenport, iowa, rock, island, illinois, bridge, opened, 1973, with, blue, yellow, color, scheme, thought, unique, state, 2. The Sergeant John F Baker Jr Bridge 2 also known as the Baker Bridge or Interstate 280 Bridge carries Interstate 280 I 280 across the Mississippi River between Davenport Iowa and Rock Island Illinois The bridge opened in 1973 with a blue and yellow color scheme thought to be unique in the state In 2007 it was repainted all blue 3 On July 30 2010 the bridge was officially named the Sergeant John F Baker Jr Bridge 4 Sergeant John F Baker Jr BridgeI 280 Bridge from DavenportCoordinates41 28 45 N 90 37 56 W 41 47917 N 90 63222 W 41 47917 90 63222Carries4 lanes of I 280CrossesMississippi RiverLocaleDavenport Iowa and Rock Island IllinoisOfficial nameSergeant John F Baker Jr BridgeOther name s I 280 BridgeMaintained byIllinois Department of TransportationCharacteristicsDesignTied arch bridgeTotal length4 194 feet 1 278 m 1 Width82 feet 4 lanesLongest span175 metres 574 ft HistoryOpenedOctober 25 1973 49 years ago October 25 1973 StatisticsDaily traffic21 200 1 LocationOn May 2 2019 the bridge along with several other bridges in the Quad Cities area were temporarily closed to all traffic due to severe flooding of the Mississippi River and the Rock River and a subsequent levee breach in Davenport citation needed See also Edit Transport portal Engineering portal Iowa portal Illinois portal List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi RiverReferences Edit a b Bridges Iowa Illinois order safety inspections Quad City Times Archived from the original on October 7 2008 Retrieved December 19 2007 I 280 I 480 and I 680 iowahighways org Barb Ickes I 280 bridge gets the blues so long yellow The Quad City Times Special Route and Bridge Designations Iowa Department of Transportation www iowadot gov Retrieved July 23 2018 This article about a bridge in Illinois is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a bridge in Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sergeant John F Baker Jr Bridge amp oldid 1062472558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
