1835: The Peoria Bridge Co. receives a state charter to build the first Peoria bridge across the Illinois River, at the site that later would be occupied by the Franklin Street Bridge.

Steel remnants of the former Franklin Street Bridge between Peoria and East Peoria, Illinois, now make up a unique sculpture along the banks of the Illinois River. The monument stands near the spot ...

Prior to 1958, the only bridge that connected directly with the downtown area was the Franklin Street Bridge, which was located near the site of the present-day Bob Michel Bridge.However, that ...