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Old 03-27-2024, 07:16 AM
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Completely logical…the truss was 1200 feet long. 100,000 tons at 12 knots, name a bridge pile that would not buckle under that force. If that pile goes the bridge should and would totally collapse.

It is a large revenue loss for the state who collected 50 plus million a year for little maintenance.
So you disagree with the engineers in the article?
A slightly larger budget would have allowed for more protection that may have significantly limited the damage.

What are your credentials?