Davenport, Rock Island, & Northwestern Railroad

Reporting mark: DRI
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In operation from 1903-1995. Primarily a switching railroad for the Milwaukee Road (MILW) & the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy (CBQ)

Crescent Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1898, Iowa Approach Added 1905
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
Open to traffic

DME - Bud Creek Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Bud Creek on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Open to traffic

DME - McCarty Creek Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over McCarty Creek on Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

DME - Olathea Creek Culvert (Scott County, Iowa)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Olathea Creek on Dakota, Minnesota, & Rastern Railroad
Open to traffic

DME - River Drive Overpass (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1957-8
Pony/through plate girder bridge over River Drive/US61 on DME Railroad
Open to traffic

DME - Silver Creek Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Slab bridge over Silver Creek on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Open to traffic

DME - Small Stream Culvert (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Concrete culvert bridge over Small Stream on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Open to traffic

DME - Sodus Creek Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Slab bridge over Sodus Creek on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Open to traffic

DME - Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Open to traffic

DME - Waterworks Trestle (Scott County, Iowa)
Trestle originally built in 1871, Deck girder built 1898; Pony truss added 1905; Newer pony truss span built 1984 during a road widening project
Through pony truss bridge over River Drive on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Open to traffic

DRI&NW - Backwater Lake Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Backwater Lake on Railroad (DRI&NW)
Removed

DRI&NW - Black Hawk Creek Trestle (Scott County, Iowa)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Davenport, Rock Island, & Northwestern Railroad
Abandoned

DRINW - Bud Creek Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Bud Creek on Davenport, Rock Island, & Northwestern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

DRINW - Bud Creek Bridge (Old) (Scott County, Iowa)
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Bud Creek on Davenport, Rock Island, & Northwestern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Duck Creek Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Replaced 1981
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Duck Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge