HAHA!
That bridge is 64 years old, it was in terrible shape with chunks of concrete falling off, and cracks everywhere under it. You can see in some of the photos posted that the metal was even rotten around the joints, along with crumbling concrete and band-aid patches everywhere. Nobody can reasonably say that all these bridges crumbling apart like this one is just cosmetic. If all it took was a puny boom lift to knock a bridge down then it was probably going to fall soon anyway. This bridge has been smacked several times at least in the last several years, some of those were fairly significant too.
I wonder how this will pan out as far as paying for and repairs etc. Will it work out like typical auto insurance does, where they access the value of the bridge and compensate for depreciation? It is was my decision the compensation would be a small fraction of what a new bridge would cost.
I wonder how this will pan out as far as paying for and repairs etc. Will it work out like typical auto insurance does, where they access the value of the bridge and compensate for depreciation? It is was my decision the compensation would be a small fraction of what a new bridge would cost.
The good news is no injuries or deaths. Plenty of time for the lawyers to do their thing.
Meanwhile inquiring minds want to know if the sounds of jack hammers are breaking the night to clear the road for commuters tomorrow. If this were Asia, I would say yes. But here the investigation is probably not even done yet.
Meanwhile inquiring minds want to know if the sounds of jack hammers are breaking the night to clear the road for commuters tomorrow. If this were Asia, I would say yes. But here the investigation is probably not even done yet.
Give me an a bit and I'll see if that's in the work plan.
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US 60 is it? Give me exact location from nearest junction of any other highway.
US 60 is getting a very high priced makeover east of Ponca from SH 99 (I think) east over in Osage CO. Realignment to bring it up to 65mph. We scoped that 13 years ago. It's a slow process.
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US 60 goes south going into Ponca in a big curve that goes around town and through the tank farm of the former Conoco refinery that is now Phillips.
Business 60 goes into town on west south avenue, and turns north on Pine street about a half block before the underpass.
Business 60 goes into town on west south avenue, and turns north on Pine street about a half block before the underpass.
So your a structural engineer?
The deck was failing, granted, but not enough to condemn it. Some timber bridges you drive across on county roads may look better but are far worse underneath. The super structure is what's most critical...mmmkay?
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As with many of us, I would think, I go under or over that bridge 2-3 times a day. Hellooooooo NW 63rd, my new daily route.
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