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Originally Posted by Swift
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Originally Posted by pghnative
Makes you wonder how many other bridges have a "Poor" superstructure condition.
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From what I understand, lots. |
Just some local information for you Swift (in case you haven't seen it yet)
ODOT: 1 In 4 Ohio Bridges Structurally Insufficient
Unfortunately, I have no clue by what they mean as structurally insufficient, or if action has been taken (such as closure or reduced loads)
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Originally Posted by Kelfazin
NPR this morning was reporting that one of the probable contributing factors in the collapse was the lack of any support colums beneath the bridge. During the design phase they decided support columns would get in the way of the large amount of barge traffic so didn't place any.
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That sounds like someone taking something out of context. I would hope that the context was more of the design was altered to accomodate....
What? hold up the bridge? Why?