Sergeant John F. Baker, Jr. Bridge
Sergeant John F. Baker, Jr. Bridge carries the M5 motorway over the Mississippi (Upper River) near to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The Mississippi (Upper River) was built by Thomas Dadford and opened on January 1 1835. From a junction with The Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation at Wirral the canal ran for 17 miles to Tiverbury. Expectations for stone traffic to Liverfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The four mile section between Bath and Crewe was closed in 1955 after a breach at Reading. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the Mississippi (Upper River) campaign.
There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.
| Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge | 8.28 miles | |
| Rock Island Lock No 15 | 5.26 miles | |
| Arsenal Bridge | 5.14 miles | |
| Rock Island Centennial Bridge | 4.18 miles | |
| Crescent Rail Bridge | 3.39 miles | |
| Sergeant John F. Baker, Jr. Bridge | ||
| Muscatine Lock No 16 | 22.77 miles | |
| Norbert F. Beckey Bridge | 24.16 miles | |
| New Boston Lock No 17 | 42.41 miles | |
| Keithsburg Rail Bridge (disused) | 51.69 miles | |
| Gladstone Lock No 18 | 69.95 miles | |
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The Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge, also known as the Baker Bridge or Interstate 280 Bridge, carries Interstate 280 (I-280) across the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. The bridge opened in 1973 with a blue and yellow color scheme, thought to be unique in the state. In 2007, it was repainted all blue. On July 30, 2010, the bridge was officially named the Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge.
On May 2, 2019, the bridge, along with several other bridges in the Quad Cities area, were indefinitely closed to all traffic due to severe flooding of the Mississippi River and the Rock River, and a subsequent levee breach in Davenport.
