Henry O. Talle, a congressman who represented Iowa's 2nd congressional district, stated that the bridge opening was "something worthy to be remembered.

"[5] In 1982, the Illinois-Iowa Department of Transportation announced that tolls would be discontinued on the bridge.

[6] From February to December 1999, the Gateway Bridge closed for a construction upgrade, which had an estimate cost of $10.6 million.

[7] It was closed in March 2006 for repainting and reconstruction of Route 30 on the Illinois side of the river, and reopened in November 2006.

Traffic on U.S. Route 30 intending to cross the river was detoured north to the Lyons-Fulton Bridge.