Railroad Bridges in Rock Island CountyIllinois
Rock Island County is located in northwest Illinois. The seat is Rock Island, while the largest city is Moline.
Random Bridges
BNSF Stone Arch Culvert (Cordova)
BNSF Stone Arch Culvert (Cordova)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-207)
This stone arch culvert once carried the former Milwaukee Road over an unnamed creek in Cordova
Cordova, Rock Island County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new culvert
Built 1866
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Warsaw, Rock Island and Galena Railroad
Design: 10'x7' stone arch culvert
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
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BNSF Sugar Creek Bridge (East Moline)
BNSF Sugar Creek Bridge (East Moline)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-514)
This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Sugar Creek in East Moline
East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1904
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design: 45' through plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek
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Crescent Bridge
Crescent Bridge
(Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway Bridge)
This attractive through truss swing bridge carries the former Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway across the Mississippi River downstream of the Centennial Bridge
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa to Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway/Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1898 and 1905
by
Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway
Design: 442' through truss swing span, 1-361' and 3-300' Pennsylvania through trusses, 3-200' Pratt through trusses and 85' deck plate girder
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River
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Government (Arsenal) Bridge
Government (Arsenal) Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1822)
This large double deck through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Fort Armstrong Road over the Mississippi River
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa to Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
Owner: United States Army
Status: In Use
Built 1896
by
Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
for
Railroad/Original Owner: United States Government and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design: 366' Baltimore through truss swing span, 2-258', 3-217' Baltimore through trusses, 1-193' and 1-99' Pratt through trusses
Baltimore through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River
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IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (West)
IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (West)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1824)
This through plate girder bridge is the western of two bridges carrying the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Beck Avenue
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1927
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design: 80' through plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over Beck Avenue
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