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.

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BNSF Stone Arch Culvert (Cordova)

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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

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Warsaw, Rock Island and Galena Railroad

Design: 10'x7' stone arch culvert

Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Sugar Creek Bridge (East Moline)

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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

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Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design: 45' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

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Local

Crescent Bridge

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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

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Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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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

Significance:

High

Government (Arsenal) Bridge

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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

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Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

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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

Significance:

National

IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (West)

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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

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design: 80' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Beck Avenue

Significance:

Local