Originally Posted by Arbud (Post 2315718)

Being from the Baltimore area until moving here in Oct2023, I have been over that bridge many times. The loss of life is just terrible. I have also been under that bridge many times cruising out the cruise port there. I never liked the bridge because it was the reason larger cruise ships could not come in. Going under it if you were on the top deck, you could almost touch the bottom of the bridge. My wife and I looked forward to that and going under the Bay bridge.
My un informed opinion was and is that it was an albatross. Not much use from such an expense. What a shame it had to end this way and people had to lose their lives.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2315722)

I am also from Baltimore. Weren't there 2 bridges and 2 tunnels? If so, rerouting the traffic should be doable.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2315722)

I am also from Baltimore. Weren't there 2 bridges and 2 tunnels? If so, rerouting the traffic should be doable.

Originally Posted by Dusty_Star (Post 2315724)

There are currently two highway tunnels. I was wondering about the bridge, I remember crossing a bridge that seemed incredibly long in the 1970s, but probably earlier than 1977. I do not remember all of the steel work from this one. Does anyone else remember the earlier bridge? Was it long? & with a more 'open' design than this one?

Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2315572)

So the "stupids" borrowed a container ship to knock down the bridge?:ohdear:

Originally Posted by gorillarick (Post 2315703)

So if you don't like what someone says, you ridicule, silence, and maybe fabricate lies and imprison?
Sounds like the intolerance of the late 1930's to early 1940s; and more recently.

Originally Posted by MightyDog (Post 2315810)

This might interest you. Decide for yourselves if it means something. Quite a coincidence.
https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/i...?itok=0uE6kh_o

Originally Posted by ithos (Post 2315964)

Can someone explain why almost the entire bridge collapsed when only one bridge pier was involved?

Is every bridge this vulnerable? Or was the design selected to save money and time?

Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2315983)

Third longest span in the world at 1200 feet. Nothing was stopping that ship.

Originally Posted by ithos (Post 2315989)

This response is a non sequitur to my post.

Originally Posted by Arbud (Post 2315718)

Being from the Baltimore area until moving here in Oct2023, I have been over that bridge many times. The loss of life is just terrible. I have also been under that bridge many times cruising out the cruise port there. I never liked the bridge because it was the reason larger cruise ships could not come in. Going under it if you were on the top deck, you could almost touch the bottom of the bridge. My wife and I looked forward to that and going under the Bay bridge.
My un informed opinion was and is that it was an albatross. Not much use from such an expense. What a shame it had to end this way and people had to lose their lives.