MOVING ALONG
ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE & UPDATES

THE COMPANIES AND EXPERTS
DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING
Flying Truss, LLC
Flying Truss Owner’s Representative David Disney, veteran construction professional recently retired from JE Dunn, is serving as owner’s representative for Flying Truss.
CONSTRUCTING THE ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
THE PREP WORK
Mark your calendar for a spring 2024 grand opening. Until then, construction crews are busy lifting the bridge by four feet, performing repair work and turning this historic landmark into a destination that will light up the river, our city and connect our communities. By opening day, Rock Island Bridge will span the size of three football fields and have used 386.15 tons of steel and 692 tons of concrete for construction.





Connect the bridge to the riverfront trails network and adjacent land with ramps and broad staircases

CONSTRUCTING
THE FOUNDATION
THE ROCK ISLAND
BRIDGE’S ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRICT WILL HAVE:
- Two commercial kitchens serving an array of cuisines
- Public seating for approximately 400
- Three bars/coffee shops
- Lower deck event space
- 11 restrooms
- Office and merchandising space
- A spacious walkway along the south side for pedestrians and dismounted bikers
- A waterproof roof thanks to the second concrete deck 11 ft. above


MOVING TO THE TOP DECK
- A covered, 250-person event space with a roof that rises to the very top of the superstructure (55 ft. above the base of the bridge)
- A dance floor
- An open-air veranda that can be used in conjunction with the event space or separately
- Two top-deck bars/coffee shops
- Catering room
- Restrooms
- Open veranda seating overlooking the river and the city

THE COMMUNITY ZONE
The Community Zone is approximately 9 ft. x 100 ft. long cantilevers from both sides of the western end of the bridge as tenting space for the local farmers’ markets and other nonprofits that share a mission to activate the levee trails and the river.

AMERICA’S FIRST
TRAILHEAD
OVER A RIVER