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IAIS Alleyway Bridge #2

I-Beam Bridge over Alleyway Between Brady and Main Streets
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

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Name IAIS Alleyway Bridge #2
Built By Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Iowa Interstate Railroad
Length 30 Feet
Width 2 Tracks, 1 In Use
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type I-Beam
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1902, Rebuilt Ca. 1930
Date Filled In Ca. 2005
Significance Minimal Significance
Documentation Date December 2012


Built in 1902, this small I-Beam Bridge crosses over an Alley between Brady and Main Streets.
Simply constructed, the bridge carries one track, although it is clear a second track once existed.
The substructures on the bridge are built of concrete. It appears the superstructure was rebuilt in approximately 1930.
Unlike the other alleyway bridge, this structure has been filled in. This appears to have occurred sometime around 2005.
Overall, the bridge remains in an altered state, as it has been filled in.

The author has ranked this bridge as being minimally significant, due to the common design and small span length, as well as it being filled in.
The photo above is an overview. The bridge can be accessed from the road below.

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Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele