Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • B1

00 1 THE BIG STORY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2019 qctimes.com muscatinejournal.com SECTION BARB ICKES The bartender hus-tled over with a cup of warm wa-ter a tea bag on the saucer, lemon wedges and honey in a bear- shaped bottle on the side. The cold-weather rem- edy is kept on hand behind the bar at Parkside Grill Lounge for some of the iron workers who stop in after their shifts. Building the new Interstate 74 bridge, just a couple blocks north of the Parkside, the workers sometimes need help thaw- ing out. knows what I Josh Rangel said as his tea was delivered to his table. warm stu helps my A few layers of shirts, pants and socks help with the rest of him.

Rangel, 38, is a union stew- ard for Rock Island-based Iron Workers Local 111. And he has a bridge to build. Josh Rangel, of Davenport, is an iron worker with Local 111. In this photo, he is disconnecting a crane from one of the 200-foot-tall towers that were erected to help with the upcoming construction of the arches for the new Interstate 74 bridge. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Quad-City iron workers build new I-74 bridge Please see BRIDGE, Page B2 GREAT HEIGHTS Making a bridge Total concrete on all let contracts: 110,545 cubic yards.

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