Soap Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in November 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
BH Photo #243562
Another possibility is that it may have died on a local farm from natural causes. Then, some teenagers may have thought it would be fun to place the carcass on the bridge.
A more sinister thought is there may have been a satanic or other offbeat religious ceremony here.
Perhaps it was a U of Iowa fan and threw itself off the bridge in a fit of March madness. 8^P
Go Cyclones!
I figured it probably ended up there during a flood...hmmmm
Poor creature probably fell off of a passing truck. Heck of a way to die.
Looks like a converted Rail bridge based on the portal design...however, the dimensions would say otherwise.
The dead sheep hanging from the lower chord eyebars is rather interesting!
It might sound kind of silly, but I grew up in the area and the steel bridge is all I've ever heard it called.
You've reminded me of that scene from The 'Burbs.
"I want to kill everyone ... Satan is good ... Satan is our pal."
But that is a possibility. If that red stain on the bridge portal is indeed blood as well as what's seen underside.