Bridge in Mineapolis...MN
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From: Loveland, CO
Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire,Aug 2 2007, 05:10 PM
...what do you think???
Very sad.
Ingeneers,please chime in...
Very sad.
Ingeneers,please chime in...
I was at the gym last night and all the news channels had that playing over and over.
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Originally Posted by Kyras,Aug 2 2007, 07:21 PM
Emil, it's engineers.
I was at the gym last night and all the news channels had that playing over and over.
I was at the gym last night and all the news channels had that playing over and over.
I always had problems,with the translation on thi fr"*"&?g word... You see,in French,it is "Ing
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In the US we have thousands and thousands of bridges that are approaching 40 years old which have stress cracks in the steel and cement. In addition to aging, clearly they were not designed for the amount of traffic and weight of the vehicles we have today. The estimate I heard tonight to bring this all up to proper form is $35 Billion dollars. My wife and I drove over that bridge several times in the S2000 back in 2001.
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From: St-Redempteur,Qc.
Originally Posted by Ed_Grant,Aug 3 2007, 08:46 PM
Last time I drove over that bridge was in 1978. Missed the collapse by 29 years. It's amazing that more people weren't killed. So far 5 confirmed and a few more then that missing.
It's gonna be much more important...sadly...
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From: Plattsburgh, NY
Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire,Aug 2 2007, 08:52 PM
We had a similar accident,here in Laval,last September;But it was not a bridge,only an overpass.(Pont de la Concorde,)
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They demolished it,and built a new one,wich is now in operation.
They are now checking,165 similar overpass,for safety.
Went for a drive in the "S",in the countryside,this afternoon,with my +1 one,and each time,we came to cross an "OLD" bridge,you should have seen the look on our faces...
We were always thinking the same thing,and said it out loud;"Let's Hope that Fr*****g thing"is solid...
They are now checking,165 similar overpass,for safety.
Went for a drive in the "S",in the countryside,this afternoon,with my +1 one,and each time,we came to cross an "OLD" bridge,you should have seen the look on our faces...
We were always thinking the same thing,and said it out loud;"Let's Hope that Fr*****g thing"is solid...
