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Perhaps it had been in a slow collapse for awhile and the 'point load' of the heavy bus in that moment caught it just right. There are pictures from several yea
by mikeyouse 5y ago
Perhaps it had been in a slow collapse for awhile and the 'point load' of the heavy bus in that moment caught it just right. There are pictures from several years ago of major structural crossmembers completely rusted through to the point they weren't even attached;
https://twitter.com/gpk320/status/1078885655634157569 https://twitter.com/gpk320/status/1078885655634157569
- ratsmack 5y agoJust from that picture alone, the bridge should have been condemned long ago.
- bobthepanda 5y agoThe odd thing to me is that a bus route is regular. I would bet that a bus this size runs on that bridge fairly regularly throughout the day; a bendy-bus is never used on a route that doesn’t need it, it’s harder to drive and uses more fuel.