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IAIS Brady Street Overpass

Scott County, Iowa
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IAIS Brady Street Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2012

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Overview
Through Plate girder bridge over Brady Street on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Location
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902
Design
58' Pony/through plate girder with short I-Beam approaches on either side
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 58.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983
Also called
Truck Eating Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.52454, -90.57407   (decimal degrees)
41°31'28" N, 90°34'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/702405/4599829 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Davenport East
Inventory numbers
NRHP 83004557 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
IA 46930 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 50198 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989)
11,300

Categories 

"Truck-Eating" (11)
Beam (6,046)
Built 1902 (244)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (335)
Davenport Iowa Raised Railroad (10)
Davenport, Iowa (29)
Girder (3,237)
Have street view (9,891)
Iowa (3,503)
Iowa Interstate Railroad (90)
 NR-listed (2,353)
Open (28,310)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Plate girder (2,251)
Railroad (4,070)
Scott County, Iowa (53)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Steel stringer (2,325)
Through girder (1,135)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,896)
US 61 (61)

Update Log 

  • December 28, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • September 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
  • May 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added NHRP info
  • April 4, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "US 61"
  • January 28, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Iowa Interstate Railroad"
  • January 18, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category ""Truck-Eating""
  • November 14, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Flickr - Image
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net
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Brady Street Truck Eating Bridge
Posted May 14, 2012, by Andy

When I lived in bettendorf a few years ago is when they really started having problems with people hitting this bridge. I will take pictures when I'm there again but it's incredible how many signs and warnings have been put up leading to the bridge and people still hit it regularly.

Brady Street "Monster" Bridge
Posted May 14, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

The bridge has claimed another victim: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/564947_415202978510841_228143710550103_1324238_919892049_n.jpg

Brady Street Truck Eating Bridge
Posted January 18, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

The bridge ate another truck today.

Truck Eating Bridge
Posted November 15, 2011, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

They did that a while ago, it still happens. It also happens to the other bridges on this approach.

Truck Eating Bridge
Posted November 15, 2011, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Looks like they have installed some lights on this bridge. Hopefully that will reduce or eliminate accidents here.

Truck Eating Bridge
Posted November 15, 2011, by Anonymous

WHO TOOK THIS PHOTOGRAPH? THEY SHOULD GET CREDIT!