{"id":12346,"date":"2022-12-19T10:41:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?post_type=news_events&p=12346"},"modified":"2022-12-19T10:41:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:41:05","slug":"i-74-mississippi-river-bridge-named-1-bridge-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"news_events","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/news_events\/i-74-mississippi-river-bridge-named-1-bridge-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"I-74 Mississippi River bridge named #1 Bridge of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
The new I-74 Mississippi River bridge in the Quad-Cities \u2013 which resulted in IMEG\u2019s largest civil engineering project \u2013 has been named Roads & Bridges Magazine\u2019s #1 Bridge of 2022.<\/p>\n
Designed by Alfred Benesch and Modjeski and Masters, the 3,400-feet-long span provides a crossing over the Mississippi River between Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Ill. The new structure features dual basket-handle arch bridges with main channel spans of 800 feet. There are six lanes, including a bicycle and pedestrian path.<\/p>\n
The overall Interstate 74 Bridge Corridor Project included replacing the old bridge and improving about eight miles in the I-74 corridor.<\/p>\n
IMEG provided construction engineering, materials testing, and inspection for multiple components of the project.<\/p>\n