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World s largest man-made wildlife crossing proposed to replace aging bridge
Founders are proposing a 100-acre national park allowing buffalo to cross freely between Illinois and Iowa over the Mississippi River.Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via TNS via Newscom, FILE
Each day, the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Illinois and Iowa carries 36,000 cars. But in the not-too-distant future, it may carry bison.
Transportation officials in both states are studying plans that include possibly replacing the 55-year-old span. But rather than spend millions of taxpayer dollars to tear it down, environmentalist Chad Pregracke of Living Lands and Waters wants to raise private funds to transform the bridge into a unique national park: Bison Bridge.