Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.461389,-90.577778
Carries US Rt 67 over N Channel Rock River
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 705.5 Feet
Span Length: 269.9 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over N Channel Rock River on US Rt 67 in Rock Island
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1948
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.455278,-90.573611
Carries US Rt 67 over S Channel Rock River
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 702.9 Feet
Span Length: 301.7 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over S Channel Rock River on US Rt 67 in Rock Island
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1948
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Open to service vehicles only
Location: 41.510718,-90.532780
Carries Abandoned Rock Island Railroad Spur over Mississippi River Back Channel
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss with Phoenix column end posts and pinned connections. Includes cast iron connection assemblies.
Total Length: 202.0 Feet
Span Length: 202.0 Feet
Overview: 1 Span Whipple through truss bridge with Phoenix columns over Mississippi River on former railroad spur in Moline.
History: Built 1868 as part of a larger bridge over the Mississippi River at Burlington; one span relocated here and shortened in 1891
Built: 1868
Location: Rock Island County
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200051
Photo taken by Dave Sebben
245795
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
from 2nd street bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245796
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245797
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245798
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
portal
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245799
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
deck
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245800
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245801
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
north abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245802
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
newer chords?
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245803
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245804
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
south abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245805
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245806
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245807
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
well they really don't want me on this bridge....
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245808
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
424812
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424813
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424814
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424815
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Portal Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424816
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Inside Truss
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424817
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424818
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Sway Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424819
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424820
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Upper Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424821
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Upper Angle Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424822
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Looking Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424823
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Lower Chord
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424824
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Upper Chord
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424825
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424826
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424827
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424828
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424829
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
424830
Sylvan Islans Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2018
443933
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
1 of 2
The Dispatch: May 26 1971
443934
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
2 of 2
The Dispatch: May 26 1971
443935
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
The Dispatch: February 28 1969
443936
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
The Daily Times: January 19 1892
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.460833,-90.537222
Carries Illinois Route 5 with the Rock Island Milan Parkway over Rock River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer/Multi-beam or girder
Total Length: 1682.2 Feet
Span Length: 164.1 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Rock River on Illinois Route 5 with the Rock Island Milan Parkway in Milan
History: Built 2006
Built: 2006
Location: Rock Island County
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132302
Construction
during construction, August, 2005. This shot was taken from the Rock Island side of the Rock River
Photo taken by Sean Flynn in August 2005
132303
Construction
during construction, August, 2005. This shot was taken from the Rock Island side of the Rock River
Photo taken by Sean Flynn in August 2005
132304
Construction
during construction, August, 2005. This shot was taken from the Rock Island side of the Rock River
Photo taken by Sean Flynn in August 2005
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 41.520833,-90.544444
Carries Lake Avenue over Drained Crystal Lake
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 78.1 Feet
Span Length: 25.6 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Drained Crystal Lake on Lake Avenue
History: Built 1881
Built: 1881
Location: Rock Island County
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194182
Photo From Illinois HARGIS Database
502309
Bridge of the Lions
view c1910
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a MOB
Location: 41.510967,-90.535993
Carries 2nd Street over Sylvan Slough Taillrace
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 1 89' six panel pin-connected Pratt truss
1 110' seven panel pin-connected Pratt truss.
Total Length: 200.0 Feet
Span Length: 110.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough Taillrace on 2nd Street
History: Built 1901 (Per Arsenal drawing RIA S162-1); Bearing plate repaired 1945, Timber deck replaced by concrete 1953; Floor system repaired 1964; Closed 1969; Converted to pedestrian usage in 1995; Closed 2013, Demolished 2017
Built: 1911
Location: Rock Island County
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200159
Photo taken by Dave Sebben
245831
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245832
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
From island
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245833
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
Looking south
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245834
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
portal
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245835
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245836
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245837
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245838
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245839
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245840
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245841
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245842
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245843
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
end plate
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245844
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245845
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245846
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
from Moline
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
245847
2nd Street Sylvan Island Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012
443940
Republic Steel Mill in background
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
443937
Sylvan Island Bridge
The Dispatch: January 28 1969
443938
Sylvan Island Bridge
The Daily Times: January 19 1892
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.460224,-90.580040
Carries Iowa Interstate Railroad over Rock River
Design: truss/through/lattice/quadrangular
Design Details: 3 span Quadrangular lattice through truss
Total Length: 470.0 Feet
Span Length: 155.0 Feet
Overview: Quadrangular Through Truss Bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
History: Built 1894 crossing Sylvan Slough; Relocated here ca. 1930
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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387271
Rock River Bridge
This photo is from September 25, 1915 as was used by the Rock Island Southern Railroad.
202961
Photo taken by Dave Sebben
319860
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
From South Bank
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319861
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319862
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319863
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319864
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319865
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Lower Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319866
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319867
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319868
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319869
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319870
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319871
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Portal Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319872
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319873
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
From the South
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319874
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
From US-67
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319875
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
North Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319876
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N)
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
Status: Lost
Location: 41.520595,-90.558968
Carries Railroad over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details:
Total Length: 1536.0 Feet
Span Length: 286.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River
History: Built 1856, Replaced 1866.
Built: 1856
Location: Rock Island County
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249332
Pier Replica
Photo taken by Dave Darby
317481
Photo scanned by Internet Archive Book Images
317661
Photo courtesy of the Rock Island District, U. S. Corps of Engineers
323366
First Railroad Bridge Rock Island Mississippi
1858 Photo Shot from a point near Col. Davenport's residence on the Island.
Putnam Museum of History
323367
Oil Painting of First Railroad Bridge
1856 "End of Island and Wooden Bridge as seen from below Rock Island Ferry Landing
Putnam Museum of History
323368
First Bridge Engineering Drawing
1853 details dimensions and spans
Putnam Museum of History
435122
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2018
Status: Removed
Location: 41.537245,-90.399266
Carries Field Road over Sugar Creek
Design: other
Design Details: Boxcar
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Boxcar over Sugar Creek on Field Road
History: Lost 2011
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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216403
Photo taken by Dave Sebben
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.538108,-90.425737
Carries 19th Street over Mississippi River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 360.0 Feet
Span Length: 103.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on 19th Street
History: Built 1938, Reconstructed 1999
Built: 1938
Location: Rock Island County
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468038
Campbell's Island Bridge
The Rock Island Argus: November 4 1937
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.512144,-90.565577
Carries 24th Street over Sylvan Slough
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 604.0 Feet
Span Length: 83.0 Feet
Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Sylvan Slough on 24th Street
History: Built 1907, Redecked 1967.
Built: 1907
Location: Rock Island County
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319527
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
319537
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
417707
Sylvan Bridge approach
Resurfaced in the 1930's, this photo shows the approach heading into Rock Island, IL.
Photo taken by David Sebben
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.514374,-90.563692
Carries Iowa Interstate Railroad over East Avenue
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet
Overview: Pony through girder over Beck Avenue on Iowa Interstate Railroad
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Rock Island County
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231306
Photo taken by Dave Sebben
404187
IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (S)
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
404188
IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (S)
East Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
404189
IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (S)
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
404190
IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (S)
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
404191
IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (S)
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
404192
IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (S)
Plaque
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
404193
IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (S)
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.511453,-90.561659
Carries Railroad over Sylvan Slough
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 705.0 Feet
Span Length: 105.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sylvan Slough on Railroad
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924
Location: Rock Island County
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231778
Photo taken by Dustin Oliver
412066
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
418916
Sylvan Island Railroad bridge
Construction of the Rock Island Lines over the Sylvan Slough at Rock Island, IL. At the time, it was the longest plate girder bridge built.
Photo taken by David Sebben
Status: Filled in
Location: 41.507752,-90.545370
Carries Railroad over Former International Harvester Farmall Plant Entrance
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Former International Harvester Farmall Plant Entrance on Railroad
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Rock Island County
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231776
Plaque
Photo taken by Sarah
234332
Photo taken by Jason Leverton
234334
Photo taken by Jason Leverton
234335
Photo taken by Jason Leverton
Status: Filled in
Location: 41.498614,-90.561433
Carries 13th Avenue and 27th Street over gully
Design: truss/deck/other
Design Details: Post Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Post Deck truss bridge over gully on 13th Avenue and 27th Street
History: Ravine filled in 1912
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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387270
13th Avenue bridge
This bridge once carried vehicular and street car traffic over a ravine in Rock Island, IL. Photo taken on May 4, 1912.
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.410679,-91.019768
Carries Drury Toll Road over Fourth Slough
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Fourth Slough on
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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239202
Photo taken by Oscar Grossheim. Image provided by Musser Public Library
470879
Drury Toll Road Bridge
Muscatine News-Tribune: September 15 1893
Status: Collapsed
Location: 41.593782,-90.335072
Carries road over Barber Creek
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bowstring truss bridge over Barber Creek on road
History: People's Power Company Truck fell through the bridge & replaced 1916
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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414881
Barber Creek Bridge
Photo taken on February 11, 1916.
Photo taken by David Sebben
450802
Circa 1914
Old postcard View
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.460868,-90.577984
Carries 11th Street over Rock River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on 11th Street
History: Built 1881; Span lost and replaced with a Bailey truss span 1946; Replaced 1948
Built: 1881
Location: Rock Island County
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251131
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
397497
Fair Use
397498
Fair Use
442183
Sears Mill Bridge
The Dispatch: March 19 1946
442184
Sears Mill Bridge
The Dispatch: March 19 1946
442850
Sears Mill Bridge
The Dispatch: April 27 1946
442851
Sears Mill Bridge
The Dispatch: April 26 1946
442852
Sears Mill Bridge
The Dispatch: July 24 1949
483305
Courtesy of Retro Quad Cities
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.511654,-90.561830
Carries Railroad over Sylvan Slough
Design: truss/through/lattice
Design Details: Lattice through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough on Railroad
History: Built 1893; relocated to Rock River in 1924
Built: 1893
Location: Rock Island County
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485275
Rock Island Lumber Co. Sawmill Fire 1908
Courtesy of Retro Quad Cities
486229
Courtesy of Augustana College
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.655712,-90.333549
Carries BNSF Railway over Unknown Stream
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Unknown Stream on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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235634
Photo taken by Jason Leverton
Status: Open
Location: 41.490103,-90.371782
Carries Iowa Interstate Railroad over Rock River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 21 Span Deck plate girder, western approaches on former second track removed, deck of remaining second track appears to be in poor condition
Total Length: 1350.0 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet
Overview: Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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243212
Photo taken by Keith Schmidt
Status: Open
Location: 41.508625,-90.352159
Carries BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad over Rock River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 1650.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Rock River on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad just north of Colona
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.531254,-90.428146
Carries Railroad over Sugar Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.456686,-90.576778
Carries Iowa Interstate Railroad over Rock River
Design: truss/through/lattice/quadrangular
Design Details: 3 span Quadrangular lattice through truss
Total Length: 417.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet
Overview: Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
History: Built 1894 crossing Sylvan Slough; Relocated here 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Rock Island County
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251195
Photo taken by Lunafish Photography
251197
Photo taken by Lunafish Photography
319877
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
From South
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319878
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319879
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319880
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319881
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Middle Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319882
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
North Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319883
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319884
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Date Stamp
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319885
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319886
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319887
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Upper Angle Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319888
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Upper Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319889
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Lower Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319890
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Middle Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319891
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
South Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319892
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319893
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Old South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319894
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319895
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319896
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Portal Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319897
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Inside Truss
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
319898
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S)
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.460556,-90.577500
Carries US 67 over Rock River
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 705.7 Feet
Span Length: 270.0 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Rock River on US 67
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1948
Location: Rock Island County
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442845
US67 Rock River Bridge (North Channel)
Quad-City Times: October 16 1949
499073
Public Domain; Published prior to 1970 without Copyright Notice
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.454444,-90.573333
Carries US 67 over Rock River & Hennepin Canal
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 703.1 Feet
Span Length: 301.9 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Rock River & Hennepin Canal on US 67
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1948
Location: Rock Island County
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251193
Photo taken by Lunafish Photography
251194
Photo taken by Lunafish Photography
251196
Photo taken by Lunafish Photography
442844
US67 Rock River Bridge (South Channel)
Quad-City Times: October 16 1949
Status: Replaced by a new bridge upstream
Location: 41.455135,-90.574894
Carries US 67 over Hennepin Canal
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Hennepin Canal on US 67
History: Built ca. 1896; Replaced 1948
Built: 1896
Location: Rock Island County
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251225
Lost swing bridge over Hennepin Canal
West of US 67 bridge, section of rails still visible on south approach
Gene Smania February 2012
251226
Lost swing bridge over Hennepin Canal
West of US 67
Gene Smania,February 2013
251227
Lost swing bridge over Hennepin Canal
West of US 67
Gene Smania, February 2013
401146
The Hennepin Canal swing spans at Milan, IL.
A rare photo of the Hennepin Canal swing spans showing the vehicular bridge and the railroad/trolley bridge behind.
Photo provided by John Vize
401160
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2017
492590
Courtesy of Retro Quad Cities
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 41.498394,-90.568409
Carries Road over Stream
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Stream on Road
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Rock Island County
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376246
Photo taken by Mark Cook in October 2016
376245
Photo taken by Mark Cook in October 2016
Status: Replaced
Location: 41.455079,-90.575505
Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Hennepin Canal
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Hennepin Canal on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
History: Built ca. 1895; Removed sometime after 1970
Built: 1895
Location: Rock Island County
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401161
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2017
401165
The bridge this entry is for is the one in the background
Photo provided by John Vize
499072
Public Domain; Published before 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.593854,-90.335893
Carries Canadian, Pacific Railroad over Barber Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Barber Creek on Canadian, Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.521041,-90.557617
Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad & Fort Road over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/other
Design Details: McCallum through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost McCallum through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad & Fort Road
History: Built 1866; Damaged by a Tornado in 1868; Replaced 1872
Built: 1866
Location: Rock Island County
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317662
© Iowa Department of Transportation
317663
1868 Tornado Aftermath
© Iowa Department of Transportation
317664
Photo scanned by Internet Archive Book Images
323365
Second Railroad Bridge over Mississippi
Built in 1866 to replace the very first RR bridge of the Mississippi in the same spot on the same rock foundation piers
Putnam Museum of History
435121
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2018
Status: Abandoned
Location: 41.514429,-90.472733
Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Small Stream
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Don't know
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over Small Stream on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.457193,-90.574910
Carries Unknown Road over Rock River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Unknown Road
History: Built 1905; Replaced 1948
Built: 1905
Location: Rock Island County
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397495
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
416114
Originally published by the Davenport Daily Times; Used under Fair Use
462853
Courtesy of the Rock Island Argus
Status:
Location: 41.514851,-90.472968
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.511006,-90.519454
Carries 15th Street over Sylvan Slough
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough on 2nd Street
History: Built 1872; Replaced 1932
Built: 1872
Location: Rock Island County
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317827
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
317828
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
417661
Government Bridge Moline IL
Same photo as 2 but with cars added - note that the cars are not to scale
Photo uploaded by Art S.
432447
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
457173
15th Street Bridge
Old & New
Quad City Times: October 14 1932
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.461029,-90.497882
Carries US 6 over Rock River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren through truss bridge over Rock River on US 150
History: Built 1904; Lost 1938
Built: 1904
Location: Rock Island County
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317787
From the "History of Bridge Engineering" by Henry Grattan Tyrell, published 1911
Photo scanned by Internet Archive Book Images
317796
Postcard
Postcard provided by Curt Roseman
350023
From "The Engineering Record, Building Record & The Sanitary Engineer, Volume 51", published 1905
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
350024
From "The Engineering Record, Building Record & The Sanitary Engineer, Volume 51", published 1905
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
350025
From "The Engineering Record, Building Record & The Sanitary Engineer, Volume 51", published 1905
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
350026
From "The Engineering Record, Building Record & The Sanitary Engineer, Volume 51", published 1905
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
456248
Moline High Bridge
The Dispatch: May 27 1938
456249
Moline High Bridge
Article
The Dispatch: May 27 1938
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.462800,-90.499269
Carries 27th Street over Rock River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 919.0 Feet
Span Length: 164.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Rock River on 27th Street
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1983
Built: 1938
Location: Rock Island County
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317795
Photo provided by Curt Roseman
Status: Removed
Location: 41.538041,-90.425990
Carries Tri-City Railway & Light Co. over Mississippi River Back Channel
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River Back Channel on Tri-City Railway & Light Co.
History: Built 1904; Converted to road use 1931; Closed 1936; Replaced 1938
Built: 1904
Location: Rock Island County
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319528
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
468041
Campbell's Island Trestle
The Dispatch: July 8 1931
468042
Campbell's Island Bridge
The Dispatch: July 8 1931
468043
Campbell's Island Bridge
The Rock Island Argus: March 20 1936
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.464724,-90.565244
Carries Blackhawk Road over Coal Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Coal Creek on Blackhawk Road
History: Built 1898
Built: 1898
Location: Rock Island County
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319556
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
483947
Courtesy of the Moline Review-Dispatch
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.464703,-90.565061
Carries Illinois Highway 5 over Coal Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Coal Creek on Illinois Highway 5
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1932
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.442587,-90.555263
Carries Road over Mill Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Road
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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319570
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.510698,-90.518871
Carries 16 Street over Sylvan Slough
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Sylvan Slough on 16 Street
History: Built 1932; Replaced 1981
Built: 1932
Location: Rock Island County
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319692
Photo provided by the Boston Public Library
401723
Fair Use
457171
Sylvan Slough Bridge
Quad City Times: October 14 1932
457172
Sylvan Slough Bridge
Article
Quad City Times: October 14 1932
Status: Abandoned
Location: 41.514506,-90.472723
Carries Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Small Stream
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Small Stream on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.514555,-90.472841
Carries Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway over Small Stream
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Small Stream on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Removed
Location: 41.515091,-90.414549
Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Shops Pedestrian Pathway over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Shops Pedestrian Pathway
History: Built 1906; Removed ?
Built: 1906
Location: Rock Island County
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340046
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
418960
Pedestrian bridge
Pedestrian bridge over the Silvis yards that took employees to the massive shops to the north of the tracks.
Photo taken by David Sebben
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.487054,-90.372092
Carries Rock Island-Moline-Chicago Road over Rock River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Reinforced concrete
Total Length: 755.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Reinforced concrete bridge over Rock River on Rock Island-Moline-Chicago Road
History: Built 1916; Replaced 1981
Built: 1916
Location: Rock Island County
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340656
From Illinois Highways, Volumes 2-4
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.556692,-90.257739
Carries Old Ill 92 over Drainage Ditch
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Drainage Ditch on Old Ill 92
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.510422,-90.398528
Carries 158th Street over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design: truss/through/lattice/quadrangular
Design Details: Quadrangular lattice through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on 158th Street
History: Built ca. 1906; Replaced 1951
Built: 1906
Location: Rock Island County
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488302
Courtesy of the Rock Island Argus
488306
Courtesy of the Moline Daily Dispatch
488311
Courtesy of the Moline Daily Dispatch
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.511369,-90.395969
Carries IL 92/IL 5 over Iowa Interstate Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 423.6 Feet
Span Length: 73.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Interstate Railroad on IL 92/IL 5
History: Built 1951; Replaced 1990
Built: 1951
Location: Rock Island County
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355029
From the Chicago, Rock Island& Pacific Promotional Booklet "This is the Rock Island" published ca. 1970
Fair Use
480503
Courtesy of the Moline Daily Dispatch
488308
Courtesy of the Moline Daily Dispatch
488309
Courtesy of the Moline Daily Dispatch
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.455907,-90.574910
Carries Road over Rock River South Channel
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River South Channel on Road
History: Build 1904; Abutment failed March 1937; Abutment repaired April 1937; Replaced 1948
Built: 1904
Location: Rock Island County
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397496
Fair Use
418915
Rock River bridge
Over the south channel
Photo taken by David Sebben
462852
Courtesy of the Rock Island Argus
462859
The Rock Island Argus: March 6 1937
462860
The Rock Island Argus: March 24 1937
462861
The Rock Island Argus: March 24 1937
462862
The Rock Island Argus: March 24 1937
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.515058,-90.472842
Carries River Drive over Small Stream
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Small Stream on River Drive
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Abandoned; knocked off foundations
Location: 41.427873,-90.849963
Carries Thunderhead Resort Kamp Road over Andalusia Slough Tributary
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Andalusia Slough Tributary on Thunderhead Resort Kamp Road
History: Built near Keithsurg in 1870; Relocated here by George Carpenter in 1989; Knocked off foundations by a tree ca. 1995
Built: 1870
Location: Rock Island County
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443926
Bridge being moved from Keithsburg to the Kamp
Photo provided by Lois Bopp Retherford
443927
Bridge being moved from Keithsburg to the Kamp
Photo provided by Lois Bopp Retherford
443928
Bridge being moved from Keithsburg to the Kamp
Photo provided by Lois Bopp Retherford
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.512144,-90.565356
Carries 24th Street over Sylvan Slough
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough on 24th Street
History: Built 1891; Replaced 1907
Built: 1891
Location: Rock Island County
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413552
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.676845,-90.319857
Carries BNSF Railway over Unnamed Stream
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Stream on BNSF Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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419583
Cordova Stone Arch
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2017
419584
Cordova Stone Arch
Wing Wall
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2017
419585
Cordova Stone Arch
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2017
419586
Cordova Stone Arch
Interior Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2017
419587
Cordova Stone Arch
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2017
419588
Cordova Stone Arch
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2017
419589
Cordova Stone Arch
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2017
Status: No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
Location: 41.555580,-90.185270
Carries over Rock River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 1118.2 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Rock River
History: Built 1934; Replaced 1997
Built: 1934
Location: Rock Island County
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442075
IL 92 Rock River Bridge
The Dispatch: February 24 1971
468022
Public Domain; Postcard published without Copyright Notice prior to the 1970s.
468039
IL 92 Rock River Bridge
The Rock Island Argus: December 31 1935
468040
IL 92 Rock River Bridge
The Rock Island Argus: December 31 1935
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.593850,-90.335890
Carries Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over Barber Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Barber Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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450803
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.514370,-90.563690
Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Beck Avenue
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Beck Avenue on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
History: Built ?; Replaced 1927
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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486230
Courtesy of Retro Quad Cities
Status: Filled in
Location: 41.454038,-90.575084
Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Kickapoo Slough
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Kickapoo Slough on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Filled in
Location: 41.454134,-90.573228
Carries Road over Kickapoo Slough
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Kickapoo Slough on Road
History:
Built:
Location: Rock Island County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 41.500446,-90.389144
Carries Sinclair Boulevard over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Silvis Yard
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Silvis Yard on Sinclair Boulevard
History: Built 1949; Burn & Rebuilt 1950; Closed 1981; Removed ?
Built: 1949
Location: Rock Island County
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488303
Courtesy of the Moline Daily Dispatch
488304
Courtesy of the Moline Daily Dispatch
488305
Courtesy of the Rock Island Railroad
488307
Courtesy of the Davenport Daily Times
488310
Courtesy of the Rock Island Argus
488313
Courtesy of the Moline Daily Dispatch
488314
Courtesy of the Moline Daily Dispatch
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
