MISSISSIPPI RAPIDS

Interstate 80 Rest Area-Eastbound
Rapid City, IL 61278

HISTORY

Mississippi Rapids Tourist Information Center name was influenced by the Mississippi River and the Rock Island Rapids, which extend upstream for nearly 14 miles from Rock Island to Le Claire, Iowa. These Rapids had fingers, or chains, of rock extending out from each shore. In the early 19th century navigation was reduced to four months each year when the water was high. In 1936 Lock and Dam 14 was constructed, which submerged the rapids in nine feet of water.

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