This large through truss bridge is the southern of two similar structures carrying the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway across the Rock River at Vandruff Island

Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930 using spans fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-150' and 2-134' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

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

Warsaw, Rock Island and Galena Railroad

Design:
10'x7' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This massive through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Sylvan Slough in Rock Island

Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-114', 3-105', 1-95' through plate girders and 75' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sylvan Slough

Significance:

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:

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

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

This large through truss bridge is the northern of two similar structures carrying the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway across the Rock River at Vandruff Island

Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1920 using spans fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-155' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

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

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Beck Avenue

Significance: