Iowa and Illinois Select Plan for New Centennial Bridge
The Iowa and Illinois Departments of Transportation have selected a plan to build a new bridge immediately west of the current Centennial Bridge in the Centennial Bridge corridor.
Davenport Rock Island Moline, IA, October 21, 2026 —
The Iowa and Illinois Departments of Transportation have selected a plan to build a new bridge immediately west of the existing Centennial Bridge, according to the information provided about the decision.
The proposed bridge would be located in the Centennial Bridge corridor. The announcement identifies the two state transportation departments as the agencies that selected the plan, but does not provide further details about the selection process or the plan itself.
Information about the project’s cost, construction schedule, design, funding, and expected effects was not provided. The summary also does not identify a project completion date or say whether additional approvals are required. It does not describe how the existing bridge may be used once a new bridge is built.
The available information does not specify when construction is expected to begin, whether work has been authorized, or what steps will follow the plan selection. It also does not state whether the selected plan is final or whether other alternatives were considered.
For now, the stated decision is limited to selecting a plan for a new bridge west of the current Centennial Bridge. Additional project details were not included in the information provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Joel Kellar on www.ourquadcities.com, see more information here.
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