buZy Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I live about 3 miles from the bridge and just crossed it this morning. Now its gone. Saw the scene myself tonight. Very bad. This bridge was huge about 1000 ft long and 50 ft above the river. Video does not do the tremdous damage justice. Surreal. Our city wont be the same for quite some time. I pray for the people hurt and loss of life. http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_213191448.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfly Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I have been watching that on the news... it is almost beyond my comprehension. I just don't expect to see anything like that in the U.S. Glad you were not in the middle of it. Dragonfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanium Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I biked down there as soon as I heard what happened. Crazy stuff and the deathtoll is only going to go up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 That was my daily trek home after I get off work at 6. The construction forced my to other roads for over a month luckily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy 77zt Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 do they salt the roads in the winter there?last april i towed a boat from california to new jersey.in illinois,ohio,indiana i noticed the bottem of the bridges are all rusty.probably from 3 or 4 months of wet winters.something most californians would think about.the eastern span of san francisco bay bridge is getting rebuilt because of earthquake standards.the bridges in sf bay area are getting painted non stop.bridge tols are $4-up from $2 2 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buZy Posted August 4, 2007 Author Share Posted August 4, 2007 Oh they salt the roads here. They say the bridge though had a non-corrosive de-icing system installed few years ago. But it was rusty in areas like you mentioned. Who knows yet why it fell. I'm not a bridge designer but to me it could have been more built with more mass, i.e upper arch above the deck etc. Or inspected more often being it was by far the most heavily used span in our state. I know accidents happen but one would think in this day of science they could have closed the bridge before it fell. Even just in case it might be prone to fall? On a national score 1 to 9 it ranked a 4, if you can put that number into some kind of perspective good luck. Idiots! Cheap penny pinching bastards, it cost us way more now. Finally shows how screwed up the current priorities in this state are, though too bad it had to come to this. Another classic example of putting too much of your trust and safety into big government ideals. (sorry mods for being poiltical, i know the rules. it wont happen again.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentNight1647 Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Man it was spooky seeing that I used to drive across that bridge a few times a year going up to see my uncle I'm was very sorry to that happen I do wonder though what caused it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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