List of Deficient or Obsolete Bridges
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Less then a day after the I-35 bridge collapsed in Minnesota, MSNBC posted a list of of “deficient” or “obsolete” bridges. As I mentioned in my BodyGard 5-In-1 Emergency Tool post, going over bridges makes me nervous anyway. Seeing a bridge actually collapse with traffic on it isn’t going to help. Take a look at the list and |
This one into Charleston SC always used to freak me out:
John P. Grace Memorial Bridge
They replaced it and possibly its brother in 2005 with this puppy:
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
Comment by ndpants — August 8, 2007 @ 6:15 pm
Here are the Wikipedia entries for these bridges:
John P. Grace Memorial Bridge Wikipedia Entry
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge Wikipedia Entry
Apparently the John P. Grace Memorial Bridge scored a 4 out of 100 or an F in safety. Good stuff… At least they replaced it before it fell down.
Comment by roclar — August 9, 2007 @ 11:40 am
Here’s a Quicktime VR pano of the I-35W bridge and the surrounding metro area:
http://www.bigeyeinthesky.com/ViewQTVR.asp?PID=928&CID=Featured
A friend of my step-brother drove under it just before it collapsed. Saw it come down in his rear-view mirror.
Comment by Tommy — August 9, 2007 @ 7:37 pm