This is the first shield just after exiting onto Interstate 280 eastbound from Interstate 80. Photo taken 09/04/05.
The first exit sign along Interstate 280 eastbound is a quarter mile notice sign for U.S. 6 which takes you to Kimberly Road in western Davenport and Scott County F58 which takes you to Walcott (population 1,500). Photo taken 09/04/05.
Exit 1 eastbound via U.S. 6 (Kimberly Road) will take you into western Davenport. Westbound via Scott County F58 will take you to Walcott. Photo taken 09/04/05.
This mileage sign is for the next 3 exits; Exit 4 (West Locust Street), Exit 6 (West River Drive), Exit 8(Rockingham Road). These all take you into western Davenport. Photo taken 09/04/05.
The sign for Exit 4 along Interstate 280 eastbound is a one mile notice sign for westbound Scott County F65 (160th Street). Exit here and take 110th Avenue south one mile for access to West Lake Park where camping and fishing are popular. Take the eastbound ramp for Locust Street and St. Ambrose University. Photo taken 09/04/05.
Exit 4 westbound turns into Scott County F65 (160th Street) towards West Lake Park. Eastbound via West Locust Street takes you into western Davenport. St. Ambrose University, a private college with approximately 2,800 undergraduate students, lies about 4 miles east of the interchange. A sign for the Palmer College of Chiropractic and the Putnam Museum-IMAX, both located in downtown Davenport, shows up about a half a mile closer to the exit. Photo taken 09/04/05.
A mileage sign for West River Drive and Rockingham Road lies just below the Locust Street overpass. Photo taken 09/04/05.
A one mile notice sign for U.S. 61 (West River Drive/Muscatine) via Exit 6. Photo taken 09/04/05.
Take U.S. 61 eastbound on West River Drive to enter western Davenport. Take U.S. 61 westbound on 140th Street to head towards Blue Grass (population 1,170) about 4 miles away. Photo taken 09/04/05.
A three-quarter notice sign for Exit 8 takes you to Rockingham Road in Davenport or Buffalo (population 1,320) via Iowa 22. Photo taken 09/04/05.
With the Interstate 280 bridge in the background, Exit 8 approaches. Take Rockingham Road into western Davenport and westbound into Buffalo. Iowa 22 is also called The Great River Road from Davenport to Muscatine. Photo taken 09/04/05.
The Interstate 280 bridge, opened October 25, 1973, and now carries a Annual Average Daily Traffic count of about 20,7001. This tied arch bridge spans over the Mississippi River tying Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois. Photo taken 09/04/05.
This last sign before entering Illinois shows the first sign for Chicago on Interstate 280. Chicago lies eastbound about 180 miles away, Andalusia about 6 miles from the interchange via Exit 11A (Illinois 92), and Rock Island via Exit 11B (Illinois 92). Photo taken 09/04/05.
