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Older bridges no, but newer bridges should absolutely. The Bay Bridge was struck in 2007 and came away mostly unscathed due to earlier efforts to prevent catas
by mikeyouse 3y ago
Older bridges no, but newer bridges should absolutely. The Bay Bridge was struck in 2007 and came away mostly unscathed due to earlier efforts to prevent catastrophic damage in that scenario;
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosco_Busan_oil_spill https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosco_Busan_oil_spill
Though the Maryland accident looks like it struck it dead on - just a massive amount of energy to absorb.
- boringg 3y agoGlancing blow of the Cosco Busan was a big deal but it wasn't a direct impact. Different order of the magnitude of forces that impact. Not comparable.
- Baxxter 3y ago'The Bay Bridge' refers to something else in this part of the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge
- smrq 3y agoHacker News:California::Internet:USA It's assumed that everyone comes from California unless proven otherwise.
- mikeyouse 3y agoIn my defense, the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge is older and carries more 4x more traffic than the "other" Bay bridge! But yeah, given that the Chesapeake one is just down the road from the bridge that collapsed, I get the confusion.
- amluto 3y ago> SF-Oakland Bay Bridge is older In a Bridge of Theseus sort of way. The entire Eastern span is very new, a lot of the approaches have been rearranged, and major components of the Western span has been replaced over the years. But I guess none of this affects the age of the bridge, at least in Wikipedia’s estimation :)
- Cyphase 3y agoThis is why I come to HN, for Ship of Theseus references.
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- onthecanposting 3y agoYes. Dolphins and protective features for this sort of scenario are more standars now.