Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge, Road bridge in Savanna, United States
The Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge extends 2,454 feet across the Mississippi River, featuring a steel tied arch design with a 546-foot main span.
The bridge opened in November 2017, replacing the former Savanna-Sabula Bridge that connected Illinois and Iowa for several decades.
The bridge received its name to honor Dale Gardner, a Vietnam War Navy veteran who later served as a NASA mission specialist astronaut.
The structure carries two traffic lanes of US Route 52 between Savanna, Illinois and Sabula, Iowa, with a clearance of 65 feet below.
The main span steel components were manufactured at Veritas Steel facility in Wisconsin, demonstrating regional industrial capabilities in bridge construction.
GPS coordinates: 42.10407,-90.16150
Latest update: November 28, 2025 14:29
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