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The Julien Dubuque Bridge is a bridge over the Mississippi River that connects Dubuque, Iowa and East Dubuque, Illinois.The bridge is part of U.S. Route 20 (US 20). It is one of two automobile bridges over the Mississippi in the area (the Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge three miles (4.8 km) north links Dubuque with Wisconsin), and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
It was known by several names, including DuBuque's Mines. Eventually, it became the first city in Iowa, and was named simply Dubuque in his honor. [5] Dubuque's resting place and memorial lie on a cliff facing the Mississippi river at the Julien Dubuque Monument in the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B. Lyons Nature Center.
View history; Tools. Tools. ... Location County Type 280th Street Bridge: 1898 1998-06-25 Independence ... Julien Dubuque Bridge: 1943 1999-08-27 Dubuque
Location of Dubuque County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dubuque County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
In 1943, the Julien Dubuque Bridge was completed south of the Ice Harbor, thereby moving vehicular traffic over the Port, instead of through it, across the old Dubuque "High" Bridge. Following a record-breaking flood in 1965, the City of Dubuque began construction on a 30-foot-high (9.1 m) flood protection wall to protect all of the city's ...
Closer to downtown Dubuque, US 67 ended where US 61 and US 151 diverged from US 52. [2] In 1940, US 67's entrance into Iowa was moved onto the new Rock Island Centennial Bridge. The Centennial Bridge was a toll bridge from its opening on July 12, 1940, until May 3, 2003. [11]
But Iowa’s connection to France developed before the period when First Consul Bonaparte was Iowa’s de jure ruler 1800-1803 and is evident in towns such as Dubuque - named after Julien Dubuque ...
Four Mounds Estate Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 19 resources, including 11 contributing buildings , two contributing sites , four non ...