Bridge Collapse

[rapieper at yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

They have far fewer road issues mainly because they don't get the temperature extremes we do,
especially in the North...like MN...where we NEED deicer, which just kills pavement.  And steel.

I am very curious to see what the engineer's reports will contain...I imagine we'll read about the
built-in spray-on deicing system, the pigeon shit, and a curious twist in the structure causing
bearing failure.

That's just based on a very quick bit of research...

--- Brendan Doyle <lord_verminaard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> It all goes back to Eisenhower!  He saw how well the German autobahn worked and how well built
> it was.  So of course the USA needs our own version, but it needs to be cheaper and built
> quicker.  But instead of building it with a minimum concrete thickness of 27 inches like the
> Germans, it would be less than half of that standard.  Why not!  Now there is not a stretch of
> road anywhere that is not under some sort of repair.  I'm not saying the autobahn is never under
> repair, but it NEEDS to be in better shape with the higher speed of travel and I'd be willing to
> bet they have far fewer road issues than we have.

>




       
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