Editing Quad Cities (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:2022 I-74 Bridge 02.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[I-74 Bridge]], connecting [[Bettendorf, Iowa]], and [[Moline, Illinois]], is located near the geographic center of the Quad Cities.]]
Four interstate highways serve the Quad Cities: [[Interstate 80]], [[Interstate 280 (Illinois-Iowa)|Interstate 280]], [[Interstate 74]] serve both states while [[Interstate 88 (west)|Interstate 88]] serves just Illinois. United States highways include [[U.S. Route 6]] and [[U.S. Route 67]] which run through both Iowa and Illinois, while [[U.S. Route 61]] serves just Iowa and [[U.S. Route 150]] serves just Illinois.
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A total of five bridges accessible by automobiles connect Iowa with Illinois in the Quad Cities across the [[Mississippi River]]. The [[Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge]] carries Interstate 80 and connects [[Le Claire, Iowa]], with [[Rapids City, Illinois]]. Continuing downstream, the [[I-74 Bridge]] connects [[Bettendorf, Iowa]], with [[Moline, Illinois]], and is the busiest bridge with an average of 70,400 cars a day.<ref name=I74>{{cite web | title = Bridges: Iowa, Illinois order safety inspections| publisher =Quad City Times| url =http://qctimes.com/news/local/bridges-iowa-illinois-order-safety-inspections/article_b0241d1b-06db-5cd7-b58e-35588dccc039.html| access-date =2007-12-19 }}</ref> The [[Government Bridge]] connects [[Downtown Davenport]] with the [[Rock Island Arsenal]]. Three bridges connect Davenport with [[Rock Island, Illinois]]; The [[Rock Island Centennial Bridge]], The [[Crescent Rail Bridge]], and the furthest downstream bridge, the [[Sergeant John F. Baker, Jr. Bridge]] which carries I-280.

Several state highways also serve the area. [[Iowa Highway 22]] is on Davenport's southwest side and runs west through the county, while [[Iowa Highway 130]] runs along Northwest Boulevard on Davenport's north edge. [[Illinois Route 5]] (John Deere Road) runs from Rock Island east till it runs into Interstate 88. [[Illinois Route 92]] runs along the [[Mississippi River]], while [[Illinois Route 84]] runs along the east side of [[Rock Island County]]. [[Illinois Route 192]] connects Highway 92 with [[Illinois Route 94]] near [[Taylor Ridge, Illinois|Taylor Ridge]]. The [[Chicago – Kansas City Expressway]] also serves the area along Interstates 74, 80, and 88.

[[File:Map of Tri-City Railway and Light Company, Davenport Iowa Rock Island Illinois Moline Illinois and East Moline Illinois c 1907.png|thumb|Map of Tri-City Railway and Light Company, Davenport Iowa Rock Island Illinois Moline Illinois and East Moline Illinois c 1907]]

There are three transit operators in the Quad Cities with limited interconnection between them. Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District ([[Quad Cities MetroLINK]]) serves the Illinois cities of Rock Island, Moline, East Moline, Milan, Silvis, Carbon Cliff, Hampton and Colona. It has 12 routes and a fleet of about 52 buses. It operates a river craft during summer months. In Iowa, [[Davenport Citibus]] has 10 fixed routes and operates 20 buses, seven days a week and [[Bettendorf Transit]] operates three routes, Monday–Saturday, and has eight buses.

Intercity bus service to the Quad Cities is provided by [[Burlington Trailways]] and [[Greyhound Lines]].

[[Amtrak]] currently does not serve the Quad Cities. The closest station is about {{convert|50|mi|km}} away in [[Galesburg, Illinois]]. In 2008, [[United States Senators]] [[Tom Harkin]], [[Chuck Grassley]], [[Dick Durbin]], and [[Barack Obama]] sent a letter to Amtrak asking them to begin plans to bring rail service to the Quad Cities.<ref name=Amtrak>{{cite news|title = Ready to trade wheels for rails|work=Quad-City Times|author=Coulter, Melissa|url=http://www.qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/alma-gaul/article_7311518b-a2e5-58d5-b82e-4de48362f0c2.html|date=2008-06-06|access-date =2008-09-29 }}</ref> In October 2010, a $230&nbsp;million federal fund was announced that will bring Amtrak service to the Quad Cities, with a [[Quad Cities (Amtrak train)|new line]] running from Moline to Chicago. They hoped to have the line completed in 2015, and offer two round trips daily to Chicago.<ref name=Amtrak2>{{cite news|title=Quad-City rail project to get $230&nbsp;million |publisher=Quad City Times|editor=Tibbetts|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_ca36f2b2-e065-11df-8f4d-001cc4c03286.html|date=2010-10-25|access-date=2010-10-29}}</ref>

In December 2011, the federal government awarded $177 million in funding for the [[Amtrak]] connection. Budgetary and logistical issues have delayed the completion of all necessary track improvements, but the project is still in development.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wisniewski |first1=Mary |title=Hopes rise for new passenger trains to Quad Cities, Dubuque |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-biz-train-amtrak-quad-cities-dubuque-rockford20181115-story.html |access-date=14 January 2019 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=19 November 2018 |ref=Wisniewski}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ketz |first1=Jonathan |title=No longer on track: what's delaying Quad Cities-to-Chicago passenger rail |url=https://wqad.com/2017/08/03/an-in-depth-look-at-the-chicago-to-qc-amtrak-project-whats-taking-so-long/ |access-date=14 January 2019 |work=WQAD Channel 8 News |date=8 August 2017 |ref=Ketz}}</ref> The multi-modal [[Moline station|Moline Q Station]] building was completed in early 2018, with the attached Westin Element hotel opening in February.<ref>{{cite web |title=Element Westin/The Q Project |url=https://www.moline.il.us/1364/Element-WestinThe-Q |website=Moline, IL Official Website |access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref> When the full project is completed, it will establish passenger rail through the Quad Cities, for the first time since the 1970s.

The Quad Cities is served by the [[Quad Cities International Airport]], Illinois' third-busiest airport, located in [[Moline, Illinois|Moline]]. The airport is marketed as a regional alternative to the larger airports in Chicago, nearly {{convert|200|mi|km}} away. The smaller [[Davenport Municipal Airport (Iowa)|Davenport Municipal Airport]] is the home of the Quad City Air Show.