I74 bridge in IA/IL Closed due to buckling

[SteveG1988]

http://wqad.com/2016/01/12/buckled-road-causes-wreck-damages-vehicles-on-iowa-bound-i-74-bridge/

The Iowa bound bridge has a buckled deck.

[pianocello]

I'm just counting down the years until they get working on the new bridge.

5 years to go, last I heard...

[SteveG1988]

I'm just counting down the years until they get working on the new bridge.

5 years to go, last I heard...

Another Ralph Modjeski bridge down. He seemed to love having the truss above the roadway on suspension spans, pony trusses.

[Jardine]

I don't recall, is the buckled span the 1930s one, or the 1950s one ?

[pianocello]

I don't recall, is the buckled span the 1930s one, or the 1950s one ?

It's the 30s one.

Looks like the buckling was caused by a loose expansion joint. http://wqad.com/2016/01/13/drivers-tires-flattened-by-sharp-metal-plate-on-busy-i-74-bridge/

[Jovet]

Looks like the buckling was caused by a loose expansion joint. http://wqad.com/2016/01/13/drivers-tires-flattened-by-sharp-metal-plate-on-busy-i-74-bridge/

Is it just me or do 9/10 of the bridges maintained in or by Iowa have problems?   The state really seemed to go into "Oh, shit!" mode after the I-35W collapse.