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ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn "The bison could essentially graze their way over to Iowa." • 6 min read World's largest man-made wildlife crossing proposed to replace aging bridge Founders are proposing a 100-acre national park allowing buffalo to cross freely between Illinois and Iowa over the Mississippi River.Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via TNS via Newscom, FILE Each day, the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Illinois and Iowa carries 36,000 cars. But in the not-too-distant future, it may carry bison. Transporta...

The "Bison Bridge" stirs up a debate over how much upkeep the aging structure would require It's been two months since Chad Pregracke unveiled his vision for the current I-80 bridge. But now there's debate over the amount of repairs it would need. Author: Shelby Kluver (WQAD) Updated: 3:18 PM CDT May 18, 2021 LE CLAIRE, Iowa — It's been two months since local environmentalist Chad Pregracke unveiled his vision to turn the current I-80 bridge between Le Claire, Iowa and Rapids City, Illinois into a wildlife crossing. The project has gained traction across the ...

The "Bison Bridge" stirs up a debate over how much upkeep the aging structure would require Shelby Kluver Replay Video UP NEXT It's been two months since local environmentalist Chad Pregracke unveiled his vision to turn the current I-80 bridge between Le Claire, Iowa and Rapids City, Illinois into a wildlife crossing. The project has gained traction across the region - and beyond - as the "Bison Bridge."  Both the Illinois and Iowa Departments of Transportation are looking for a place to build a new interstate bridge across the Mississippi River. They say the current bridge ...

Bison Bridge Project Opens Merch Store for Limited Time You've no doubt heard about this ambitious project headed by Chad Pregracke.  He wants to plan the conversion of the I-80 bridge, that spans the Mississippi river, into a wildlife crossing platform for bison. This would be the world's longest wildlife bridge connecting Iowa and Illinois and provide bison with safe access to over 100 acres of grazing land.  Bison, believe it or not, used to roam free in the Quad Cities area.  The numbers of bison dropped dramatically and this would help the population grow in an indigenous area. To he...

Bison roaming a bridge over the Mississippi River? ‘Crazy’ idea for national park gains momentum Updated May 02, 2021; Posted May 02, 2021 The Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois can be seen Monday, April 12, 2021, in Le Claire, Iowa. Chad Pregracke, an environmentalist whose Living Lands & Water operation has been cleaning up the Mississippi River for years, has a plan for the existing bridge if a new bridge is constructed to replace it elsewhere over the river. The Bison Bridge would take the current bridge connecting Iowa to Illinois, which is sc...