Crescent Rail Bridge
{{Short description|Mississippi River railroad bridge}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
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|crosses= Mississippi River
|locale= Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois
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The Crescent Bridge carries a rail line across the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It was formerly owned by the Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway, a joint subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, which was split in 1995 between then-joint owners Burlington Northern Railroad and Soo Line Railroad, with BN getting the bridge and the Illinois-side line, and Soo Line getting the Iowa-side line. Since then, after spinning off its lines in the area to I&M Rail Link, later Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad (a subsidiary of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad), the lines were repurchased by the Canadian Pacific Railway, parent of the Soo Line. Meanwhile, BN has merged into the BNSF Railway, the current owner of the bridge.{{Cite web |last=THAE.CO |title=Crescent Bridge » RIPS |url=https://rockislandpreservation.org/postcards-from-home/crescent-bridge/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.rockislandpreservation.org/postcards-from-home/crescent-bridge/ Crescent Bridge postcard photo and history]
- [http://www.johnweeks.com/upper_mississippi/pagesB/umissBR10.html Crescent Railroad Bridge - BNSF Mississippi River Crossing At Davenport], John Weeks
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge_nCfptux0 Crescent Railroad Bridge - Davenport, IA], Steve Kratz
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|place = Mississippi River
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|upstream = Rock Island Centennial Bridge
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Category:Railroad bridges in Iowa
Category:Railroad bridges in Illinois
Category:Bridges over the Mississippi River
Category:Buildings and structures in Rock Island, Illinois
Category:Transportation in Davenport, Iowa
Category:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Category:Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Category:Buildings and structures in Davenport, Iowa
Category:Bridges in Rock Island County, Illinois
Category:Bridges in Scott County, Iowa
Category:Bridges in the Quad Cities
Category:Metal bridges in the United States
Category:Truss bridges in the United States
Category:Swing bridges in the United States
Category:Interstate railroad bridges in the United States
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