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I'm not sure how many brand new bridges would stay up after having one of the piers on the main span removed.
by hgomersall 3y ago
I'm not sure how many brand new bridges would stay up after having one of the piers on the main span removed.
- rob74 3y agoThe trick is to make sure the piers are not removed. For example, the new Tampa Bay Sunshine Skyway Bridge (rebuilt after a similar disaster): > In addition to a wider shipping lane, the channel would be marked by a 1⁄4 mi (400 m)-long series of large concrete barriers, and the support piers would be protected by massive concrete "dolphins". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge#/media/File:Skyway_Bridge_old_and_new.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge#/media/...
- gregors 3y agoGood view of them on Google maps https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sunshine+Skyway+Bridge/@27.6223368,-82.6586101,954m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x88c31db3105de9a5:0x53e7724a2432b4a6!8m2!3d27.6207079!4d-82.6558418!16zL20vMDJ3dzdo https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sunshine+Skyway+Bridge/@27...