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Bison roaming a bridge over the Mississippi River? ‘Crazy’ idea for national park gains momentum Bill Ruthhart, Chicago Tribune © Erin Hooley/TNS Chad Pregracke talks about his idea to repurpose the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois Sunday, April 11, 2021, near the Mississippi Rapids Rest Stop Eastbound in East Moline, Illinois. Pregracke, an environmentalist whose Living Lands& Water operation has been cleaning up the Mississippi River for years, has a plan for... RAPIDS CITY, Ill. — Most travelers and truckers approaching the ...

A plan to convert the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River into a 100-acre national park where bison would roam between Illinois and Iowa near the Quad Cities is gaining momentum. Dubbed the Bison Bridge, the project is driven by the fact that the current I-80 bridge has been deemed obsolete and in likely need of replacement.

28,000+ people petition to turn I-80 into a Bison Bridge The proposal follows a study from the Illinois Department of Transportation into a replacement for the 55-year-old bridge. Author: David Bohlman (WQAD) Updated: 5:59 PM CDT April 23, 2021 ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — More than 28,000 people have signed the petition to turn the 55-year-old I-80 bridge into a Bison Bridge and the traction behind the notion only continues to grow. Environmentalist icon, Quad City native, and President of Living Lands and Waters Chad Pregracke unveiled a project to repurpose the I-8...