Gateway Bridge (Illinois–Iowa)
The Gateway Bridge (locally called the South Bridge) is a suspension bridge over the Mississippi River in Clinton, Iowa, United States. It carries U.S. Route 30 from Iowa into Illinois just south of Fulton, Illinois. The bridge itself is two travel lanes wide.
Gateway Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°50′16″N 90°11′02″W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of US 30 |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Clinton, Iowa and Fulton, Illinois |
| Maintained by | Illinois Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 1,269.49 m (4,165 ft) |
| Width | 7.92 m (26 ft) |
| Longest span | 196.29 m (644 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | Modjeski & Masters |
| Engineering design by | City of Clinton Bridge Commission |
| Opened | June 1956 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 10,000 |
| Location | |
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