Imagine seeing something like that.
From the May 2, 2021, Chicago Tribune by Bill Ruthhart.
Most travelers and truckers approaching the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River see a rather unremarkable structure with no elaborate trusses, suspension cables or bright lights, just a weathered span of concrete that rises gradually over the river.
However, there is a movement to make the structure the centerpiece of a 100-acre national park where bison would roam between Illinois and Iowa along the world's largest human-made wildlife crossing, putting the Quad-Cities region on the map of major tourist attractions.
Dubbed the Bison Bridge, the project is driven by the facr that Iowa and Illinois transportation officials have declared the current I-80 bridge obsolete and in likely need of replacement. Instead of spending millions of dollars of taxpayer money to tear down the 55-year-old bridge, private money is wanted to preserve and transform it.
Sounds Like A Good Idea To Me. --RoadDog
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