Sylvan Slough Bridges at Moline, IL

1872: (Archived Bridge Hunter, Bridge Hunter) 15th Street Bridge

1932: (Archived Bridge Hunter, Bridge Hunter) Sylvan Slough Bridge

1981: (Satellite, Rodman Avenue/16th Street) Also Sylvan Slough Bridge

Retro Quad Cities posted
On August 1st of 1930, the construction began on the New Moline Bridge. It was located at the foot of 16th Street to Arsenal Island with a cost of $8,500,000. During its construction an ancient piece of pottery was discovered imbedded in the Mississippi river 10 feet below the water line. The pottery resembled a cuspidor. It has the figures 1813 scratched on it.

1872 Bridge

ArchivedBridgeHunter_1872, Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BridgeHunter_1872

1932 Bridge

Boston Public Library Flickr, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

Government Bridge between Moline, Illinois and Rock Island Arsenal

File name: 06_10_013505

Title: Government Bridge between Moline, Illinois and Rock Island Arsenal

Date issued: 1930 - 1945 (approximate)

Physical description: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.

Genre: Postcards

Subject: Bridges; Rivers

Notes: Title from item.

Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection

Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department

Rights: No known restrictions

BridgeHunter_1932

1981 Bridge

Boat View, Oct 2015, looking upstream

Boat View, Oct 2015