1. Planning and Design in Rockford: Morgan Street Bridge Project 315 North Main Street · Rockford IL 61101 www.regionaldesigncenter.com

2. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT

3. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Morgan Street Bridge Project The bridge is very important to the entire south side of the city of Rockford. It not only connects one side of the river to the other, but it connects neighborhoods, it gives us a very important transit point for commerce, and culturally, it connects neighborhoods that have been connected for a long time. It will ultimately open up some significant recreational property in and around the river adjacent to the bridge. This will give people the ability to experience the Rock River in an area of the city they have not previously been able to do for the last hundred years.

4. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Morgan Street bridge before construction.

5. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Deteriorated conditions under the bridge.

6. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Deteriorated conditions under the bridge.

7. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Drawing of the bridge after deck removal.

8. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Construction of the arch.

9. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Lowering the arch into position over the bridge.

10. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Working through the night on bridge construction.

11. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Inside the arch of the bridge checking the riveting calibrations.

12. Area around the Morgan Street Bridge with roundabout at top left. L: Rendering of Seminary Street/College Avenue in relation to the bridge. R: Rendering of early potential design. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT

13. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Rendering of early potential design.

14. PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE. Planning and Design in Rockford ······························································································································ MORGAN STREET BRIDGE PROJECT Rendering of traffic on bridge at night.