i-74 final design - aesthetics

August 28, 2013

I-74 Final Design - Aesthetics

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Table of Contents• Basket Handle Arches Pages 3-5• Arch Span Lighting Pages 6-8• River Crossing Bridge Piers Pages 9• River Crossing Bridge Pier Lighting Pages 10-11• Viaduct Piers Pages 12-13• Pedestrian Railings Pages 14-18• Pedestrian Trail Lighting Pages 19• Pedestrian Overlook Pages 20-23• MSE Walls Pages 24-25• Colors and Finishes Pages 26• Bridge Barriers Pages 27• Bridge Abutment Maskwalls Pages 28-29• Roadway Lighting Pages 30-31• Identity Elements Pages 32-40• Water Features Pages 41-43• Let Down Structure Pages 44-4

The slides shown in this presentation represent the aesthetic design concepts at this point of plan development. 

The final look of these features may change slightly as development continues.

Basket Handle Arches – View from Road

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Basket Handle Arches – View from RoadUplighting of Cables (Night View)

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Basket Handle Arches – View from River

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Arch Span Lighting – Uplighting of Cables (Night View)

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Arch Span Lighting – Colored Uplighting of Cables (Night View)

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Arch Span Lighting – Programmable Colored Uplighting of Cables (Night View)

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River Crossing Bridge PiersShown at Normal River Levels

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River Crossing Bridge Pier Lighting

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River Crossing Bridge Pier Lighting

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Viaduct Piers – View at Exit Ramp at State/Grant Street in Bettendorf

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Viaduct Piers

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Pedestrian Railings – On Pedestrian Trail on Arch Span (River Side)

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Pedestrian Railings – On Pedestrian Trail on Arch Span (Traffic Side)

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Pedestrian Railings – On Pedestrian Trail on Arch Span (River & Traffic Side)

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Pedestrian Railings – View from Road (Illinois Bound)

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Pedestrian Railing for Overhead Bridges

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Pedestrian Trail Lighting (Night View)

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Pedestrian Overlook – Overhead View

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Pedestrian Overlook - Overhead View (Night)

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Pedestrian Overlook – Pedestrian View

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Pedestrian Overlook – Architectural Glass Object

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MSE WALL

MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) Retaining Walls

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MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) Retaining Walls

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Arch rib - white

Facia girder – medium gray

Interior girders – weathering steel/painted near piers

Colors and Finishes

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Bridge Barriers – View from Road

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ABUTMENTS

Bridge Abutment Maskwalls – View from I-74

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ABUTMENTS

Bridge Abutment Maskwalls – View from I-74 (Rendering)

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Roadway Lighting

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Mainline FixtureArch Span Fixture

Pole Finish at Corridor and Viaducts

Roadway Lighting – Shown at 53rd Street Interchange

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Location of Identity Elements Location of

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Location of Identity Elements

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Location of Identity Elements

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Location of Identity Elements

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Location of Identity Elements

Suggested Design for Identity Elements

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River Crossing – Location of Identity Elements

Suggested Design for Identity Elements – Night View

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Suggested Design for Identity Elements On Overlook – Night View

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Water Features & Identity Elements Shown at the Grant/State St Interchange

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Water Feature & Identity Element (Motorist View) Shown at the Grant/State St Interchange

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Landscape Area - Shown at the Kimberly Road & Grant/State St Interchange

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Bettendorf Let Down Structure – View from River

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Bettendorf Let Down Structure – Pedestrian View

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Bettendorf Let Down Structure – Overall View

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