Rock Island Centennial Bridge
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brwhiz
N 41° 30.690 W 090° 34.684
15T E 702112 N 4598373
The Rock Island Centennial Bridge was named to celebrate the centennial of the founding of Rock Island, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMHDN3
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2013
Views: 7
The original plat for the town of Stephenson was filed in 1935 and the name changed to Rock Island in 1941. In 1940, when this multi-arch bridge was completed in 1940 the mayor of Rock Island, Robert Galbraith, suggested that the bridge be named the Rock Island Centennial Bridge to celebrate the city's founding rather than naming it after him as had been previously suggested.
Subject: City
Commemoration: Centennial
Date of Founding: 1935-1941
Date of Commemoration: 1940
Address:
A small park at the south end of the bridge.
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