Moline is located on the Mississippi River, across from Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa. The main railroads through the city were the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) and the Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway (DRI&NW). Today, the Rock Island is owned by Iowa Interstate Railroad, while the DRI&NW is jointly owned by CPKC and BNSF Railway.
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #251.05C)
This historic Whipple through truss bridge was reused from the 1860s Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Burlington to carry a spur to Sylvan Island
Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
Owner: MidAmerican Energy
Status: Closed to Traffic
Built 1893 using a span fabricated 1867
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
195' Whipple through truss
Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough
Significance:
