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Ο Pine Creek Grist Mill βρίσκεται στο Wildcat Den State Park της Αϊόβα, βορειοανατολικά του Muscatine. Χτισμένο το 1848 από τον Benjamin Nye, είναι ο παλαιότερος εν λειτουργία μύλος στην αρχική του τοποθεσία μεταξύ του ποταμού Μισισιπή και των Βραχωδών Ορέων. Ο μύλος ήταν ένα ζωτικό κέντρο για τους πρώτους αποίκους, οι οποίοι έφερναν τα δημητριακά τους εκεί για να αλεστούν σε αλεύρι και καλαμποκάλευρο. Σήμερα, η τεράστια οκταώροφη ξύλινη κατασκευή είναι ένα μουσείο όπου μπορείτε ακόμα να δείτε τον αρχικό μηχανισμό του μέσου 19ου αιώνα, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του πολύπλοκου συστήματος ιμάντων και τροχαλιών που κινούσαν τους μυλόπετρες. Είναι ένα δημοφιλές σημείο για φωτογραφία, ειδικά με την ιστορική ατσάλινη γέφυρα και το κοντινό σχολείο ενός δωματίου της δεκαετίας του 1880.

The Government Bridge, also known as the Arsenal Bridge, spans the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa. Built in 1896, the bridge has two levels: the upper deck serves the Iowa Interstate Railroad, while the lower deck carries vehicle traffic and has lanes on each side for pedestrians and cyclists. It features a swing section to allow river navigation. The current bridge is the fourth at this location; the first, built in 1856, was the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi. Subsequent bridges were built after damage from collisions, ice storms, and tornadoes.

Sylvan Slough is a river in Illinois that passes Rock Island. If you follow the river further east, you'll get wonderful views to Rock Island Arsenal and Sylvan Island.

This impressive and historical bridge is an unusual structure in that it is a double-decked bridge. It carries two railroad lines on top and vehicular/pedestrian traffic on the lower deck. It spans the Mississippi connecting Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa.

The Mississippi River Trail (MRT) is a long distance bike trail that traverses 10 states. It travels for over 2,000 continuous miles on each side of the river, between the headwaters at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and the Gulf of Mexico. It is still work in progress but when complete the route will consist of trails and bike-friendly roads, with “MRT” signs identifying the way. In Illinois, the MRT route goes through some of the state’s most diverse landscapes and provides miles of great cycling. It hugs historic canals, crosses unglaciated hills, parallels the Rock and Fox Rivers, and includes one of America’s first rail-trails.

Following the Mississippi River Trail and with excellent views of the river, you can enjoy this peaceful segment on your bike that connects the Crescent Bridge with the Rock Island Centennial Bridge. As a curiosity, although it is generally known as the Rock Island Centennial Bridge, its official name is the Master Sergeant Stanley W. Talbot Memorial Bridge.

Sylvan Slough is a river in Illinois that passes Rock Island. If you follow the river further east, you'll get wonderful views to Rock Island Arsenal and Sylvan Island.