I've crossed this bridge numerous times going through Iowa. If you drive over this bridge at night,…read moreit isn't too scenic and you get a subpar view of the Mississippi River during the day. Decent amount of traffic. Solid standing structure too. Overall, just a typical bridge.

this tied arch bridge is not remarkable in any way except that it more gracefully spans the…read moreMississippi near the Quad Cities than the Fred Schwengel Memorial bridge which is literally just a slab. Clocking in about 4200 feet long and 60 feet above the Mississippi the bridge is part of an odd situation for the two-digit interstate numbering system as I-280 continues straight off I-80 from the east without bank or berm or abutment; it's just more road where I-80 strangely connects to I-80 via ramps... Filler: Ordinarily a third digit prepends the route number to indicate a by-pass / loop (even) or spur (odd) but both of the E-W routes "terminate" when completing the circuit around the Quad Cities: east bound then south then ramps -or- west bound then north then ramps so neither is really a continuous path. a funner solution would be calling the whole thing I-280 loop and dropping the I-80 designation entirely for the dozen or so miles through town because the interstate highway system is primarily paperwork at this point. ...but this review is about the bridge...

Reading is fundamental! Especially on Yelp (so get to FUC-ing my reviews, LOL)…read more A decent, if small library, that has some interesting book and DVD picks. They loan AV equipment and projectors for a modest rate. There's computers and free wi-fi. The staff is friendly. New members can only take 3 items total out at time for a couple of months. That's weak. There's a ton of sketchy people hanging out there all day long inside and out front. Some are special needs adult men and some are schizo. Which is disruptive and sometimes they bother people. In spite the quibbles, I enjoy using it to feed my need to read.

As far as county courthouses go, Henry County's Courthouse is among the best looking in Illinois…read more Built in 1878 in the Second Empire architectural style, it's still in great condition. Unfortunately, unlike most Illinois county courthouses, it doesn't sit in the center of the commercial district. Instead, it's located about 2 blocks west of the historic downtown area, as if it was banished for bad behavior. Henry County has some interesting history as a settlement of New England pioneers (they also founded New Boston, not too far from Cambridge) who came into occasional conflict with nearby Swedish immigrants who also populated the area.

At the top of a VERY steep little stretch of Lombard Street (only 200 ft or so) you will find Mark…read moreTwain overlook! From here you can see The Great River Road bridge, the Mississippi River, downtown Muscatince, and over into Illinois. It's a great little spot for a scenic view, maybe a picnic, or to just grab a self(us)ie with a picturesque background!

An excellent library with amazing service and kids events, and building a new library soon! It…read moreshould be renamed Mercer COUNTY Library. The new one should be able to get more funding and serve the whole city and zipcode of Aledo (which it currently does not, a town of only 3800) and the entire county, and should be fully tax supported, probably the only library in Illinois to not even serve the entire town, so in order to be considered public it should have to. Public libraries were created to serve the community with free book loans (and now free ebook loans!). Imagine if the public school only served half of Aledo, or the police or ambulance. It is a public service, and deserves the community's full support! Have to say I don't like the current policy of locking the restrooms and also do not recommend the current site they are looking to move the library (a waste site not fit for a store that is across from electric transformers and next to a gas station too small to fit or serve the public. Transformers have been shown to cause radiation & this location is not a safe distance away). I am asking Aledo to be finally generous with your local library and give it at least an acre to make it a learning center. Refusing it local grant and tax assistance and not serving the entire county is ridiculous. Let's make a five star facility on the edge of town that can actually serve all of Mercer County's 40,000 residents, not just the mere 2,000 it currently serves. A bigger, better library will grow with the community & attract more people to move to it. Already excellent staff & service, so give the community the library it really deserves! Update: not happy with using waste land across from an electric grid which causes electromagnetic radiation and pollution, or with their restrictive policies on not allowed to charge phones, having to get a key for the restroom. It should be treated as a public resource. What other school or restaurant locates next to an electric grid? Why? Because it is a liability and shown to cause detrimental health effects. My advice is either not to build there or to ask the electric grid to relocate.

This is a Very Good Library, they are also very helpful there . Just yesterday they had their…read moreannual Holloween party, as always we all had a Great time, they really make a nice Party for the kids. There were many there and all enjoyed. Thank you all for all the hard work you put into this, we do APPRECIATE it. And we always look forward to the activities you have and just coming in and seeing all the Freindly faces when we want some books to enjoy.