LOCAL: Sabula-Savanna Bridge Shut Down Due To Shadflies!

I've heard of clearing a bridge because of ice...or snow...or an accident. But because of BUGS? That's a first.

Forget about a Sharknado. We had a sci-fi movie play out in front of us right here in the QC!

A massive swarm of shadflies took over the Sabula-Savanna bridge crossing from Iowa to Illinois. Visibility was so bad that vehicles were unable to pass due to the swarm. “Biggest thing I noticed was after cars were stopped and sitting for so long while we’re trying to get cars moving again is they were probably piled knee high in front of their headlights from just sitting there,” Reserve Officer Stephen Thayer of the Sabula Police Department told WQAD.

"We had Iowa DOT came in with a snow plow and actually plow them off and then sand it because it was still pretty slippery. And then Illinois plowed their side," Thayer added.

The Iowa Department of Transportation will keep lights on the bridge turned off over the next few weeks in order to keep the bugs off the bridge. [WQAD.com]

Check out the footage below! #Creepy #EEEEEWWWWW

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