September 27, 2015: The top plaque on a pillar at the Illinois approach to the Centennial Bridge notes that the bridge, initially planned to be named in honor of Rock Island Mayor Robert Galbraith, was renamed for the centennial of the founding of the city of Rock Island. The bottom plaque is for rehabilitation of the bridge in 1995-96. More pictures on the US 67 page.
The Illinois Department of Transportation is the lead agency in replacing the Centennial Bridge (US 67) across the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities. The second meeting in selecting a path forward will be 3-6 PM Jan. 28 at “The Current Iowa, 2nd Floor, 215 N Main St, Davenport, IA” (as formatted on the dedicated website for the bride project).
According to the current timeline, there will be three more meetings before a preferred alternative is selected in spring 2027. Then it will be a race against time to get a replacement bridge completed before the centennial of the Centennial Bridge in 2040 — and I’m not sure I’m joking.
The bridge was tolled until 2003 and subsequently transferred to state ownership.