BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 31, 2023) — The Mississippi River is more than 2,300 miles long, meandering from northern Minnesota, through the Midwest and Southeast, before discharging in the Gulf of Mexico. Across that distance, the river runs east to west in only one place, a short span right at the center of the Quad Cities region.
In other words, the Quad Cities is comfortable moving in an unexpected direction.