Bridge Falls onto I75
In Chattanooga the I75 southbound overpass wall fell onto the I75 underpass to I24 westbound. All I75 traffic is stopped until furtur notice at that point. I dare say that I75 South will be closed fo...
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packnrat wrote:Uh, I think that bridge that collapsed in Minnesota in 2007 was a "steel truss arch bridge". Must have been the "dried mud" that caused it though. Or insufficient strength, even though it was steel.
one more reason to build with steel not a dried mud product.
and why our tax moneys for the "roads" should be spent on the ROADS. not "other" projects.
as this is not the first, (sad not the last) as it is just another in a very long line of failed dried mud bridges to fail.
dried mud can not be fixed, or repaired. only a temp patch can be done. and that will fail in a couple short years, due to icing alone.
steel can be rebuilt, in place even, even made stronger if needed.
