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- Great River Bridge closed
- Connects Iowa and Illinois
- Part of U.S. Route 34
- Bridge closed on June 17, 2008
- Remained closed on June 18
- Closure response to levee collapse in Gulfport, Illinois
- Levee collapsed around 5 am on June 17, 2008
- 400 people evacuatedCNN: Flood shuts down Mississippi River bridge (June 17, 2008)
- For current lane closings: Iowa's Department of Transportation 1-866-452-8510.
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The Great River Bridge, which connects Iowa and Illinois on U.S. Route 34, was closed on June 17, 2008, after floodwaters broke through a levee in Gulfport, Illinois. The bridge was still closed on the afternoon of July 18.
In Iowa, flooding has killed five people, displaced 38,000 and caused an estimated $1 billion in crop damage.CNN: Flood shuts down Mississippi River bridge (June 17, 2008)
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