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I did not look, but i did suspect that. And yet, that plays to my point, how drop-dead necessary is 2 full lanes in both directions? How often are there two veh

I did not look, but i did suspect that. And yet, that plays to my point, how drop-dead necessary is 2 full lanes in both directions? How often are there two vehicles on the bridge going in opposite directions? If major urban areas with nearby ports can have drawbridges, certainly rural towns can figure out how to share a one lane bridge, and then invest the savings elsewhere.

quantified 3y ago
Use the funds you got. People, factory and agricultural vehicles likely using it.
defrost 3y ago
It's a state bridge for state traffic that happens to be in a small rural town. The traffic on the bridge isn't related to to the size of the closest town. The funding for the bridge isn't neccesarily related to funding available for the town. This is related to other national infrastructure questions that saw Federal money going toward the upkeep of failing bridges in particular states and counties that were dragging down transport reliability across the USofA.
theoldlove 3y ago
How many functional drawbridges in urban areas are there in the US? Seems like a funny comparison. I don’t know of any in the New York metro, and the only one I can think of in the Bay Area is the one at the eastern end of Alameda. Certainly not a common inconvenience that people just put up with.
- ChickeNES 3y ago
  I agree with the fact that it's a funny comparison, but I must point out that Chicago has 37 movable bridges within the city limits, with over half of those located in the downtown core. From a casual Google it seems like there are around 1000 bascule/draw bridges in the US, mostly on shipping channels. So somewhat common along the coasts, Great Lakes, and the Mississippi, but rare in most of the US interior
ChickeNES 3y ago
Well, it isn't two full lanes in each direction, it's two lanes period. I'm not even sure what you find remarkable about it, it looks like the thousands and thousands of other small two lane bridges you would find all over the US, I can't imagine it cost all that much to build.
- chiefalchemist 3y ago
  > I can't imagine it cost all that much to build. The government builds these bridges, do you still think that means they can't cost all that much? The point is, excess and overkill isn't an investment. It's an expense. It's a waste. The money could be spent elsewhere. I can't imagine why that's a bad thing to do.

quantified 3y ago

Use the funds you got. People, factory and agricultural vehicles likely using it.

defrost 3y ago

It's a state bridge for state traffic that happens to be in a small rural town. The traffic on the bridge isn't related to to the size of the closest town. The funding for the bridge isn't neccesarily related to funding available for the town. This is related to other national infrastructure questions that saw Federal money going toward the upkeep of failing bridges in particular states and counties that were dragging down transport reliability across the USofA.

theoldlove 3y ago

How many functional drawbridges in urban areas are there in the US? Seems like a funny comparison. I don’t know of any in the New York metro, and the only one I can think of in the Bay Area is the one at the eastern end of Alameda. Certainly not a common inconvenience that people just put up with.

ChickeNES 3y ago
I agree with the fact that it's a funny comparison, but I must point out that Chicago has 37 movable bridges within the city limits, with over half of those located in the downtown core. From a casual Google it seems like there are around 1000 bascule/draw bridges in the US, mostly on shipping channels. So somewhat common along the coasts, Great Lakes, and the Mississippi, but rare in most of the US interior

ChickeNES 3y ago

Well, it isn't two full lanes in each direction, it's two lanes period. I'm not even sure what you find remarkable about it, it looks like the thousands and thousands of other small two lane bridges you would find all over the US, I can't imagine it cost all that much to build.

chiefalchemist 3y ago
> I can't imagine it cost all that much to build. The government builds these bridges, do you still think that means they can't cost all that much? The point is, excess and overkill isn't an investment. It's an expense. It's a waste. The money could be spent elsewhere. I can't imagine why that's a bad thing to do.