Forum Discussion
- It’s nice to know things are still over engineered! It’s likely that bridge has an even higher limit than what they imposed on it. But due to the area I believe 20k lbs travelling daily is highly unlikely.
With that said the bus driver should have his CDL revoked! - Weight limit doesn’t mean me, right?
Tvov wrote:
Wow. Yikes. Well, it is a well made bridge! Held twice its weight capacity.
Yes, but so glad Arkansas shut it down for inspection. That looked terrifying.- Well, if there is a 10 ton limit, then most likely the bus driver was in-the-wrong for crossing that bridge. But as far as the bridge flexing and sagging, it's a suspension bridge, it's designed to move, sag, dip. Anything built that is being held up by wire will have flex to to, even bridges. Remember the footage of the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco when gale force winds caused it to flop around like a tissue paper.
And what about the Mackinaw bridge in Michigan? My wife still has a thrilling memory when her parents were driving a truck camper and the 3 kids were in the overhang of the cab crossing the Mackinaw bridge, which is a suspension bridge by the way. The winds were high that day and the bridge was swaying. Up in the cab over, the kids got the wildest roller coaster experience they ever had. She still talks about that, 50 years later.
Agree, bus is overweight and should have never crossed, but the bridge did exactly what it was suppose to do. Even the article states they haven't found any damage (yet). - The writer of the article described a “35 ton bus”.
That all you can eat buffet musta bin a good one. - These people are everywhere.. This happened a few years ago on a historic covered bridge in Michigan. He was TEN times over the wieght limit.
Cement truck crossing covered bridge - Wow. Yikes. Well, it is a well made bridge! Held twice its weight capacity.
- We can't fix stupid.
