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hype 2,964 posts
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Aden 622 posts
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Claymation 600 posts
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BColbourn 2,323 posts
minneapolis engineers for the lose.
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RWilson 199 posts
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Claymation 600 posts
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ivanisavich 4,196 posts
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zachm 1,230 posts
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iest_rob 1,671 posts
Wow! I hope everyone's friends and families from the forum are alright!
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MikeWilson 638 posts
It's only 4 people, I mean, yeah it sucks and I'm sorry for the people, but this is only on the news and talked about all over because its a big thing. Not to sound Cliche, but thousands of people die from dumber things all around the world. It's just bad engineering.. nothing worse.
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ivanisavich 4,196 posts
Yea...I guess the main reason it's being so pumped....is because it's not everyday a major bridge collapses...I mean, it was part of the I-35 (or something like that I-23, J-55, whatever), which...if my memory serves me correctly, was a pretty busy stretch of highway!
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g3org3 355 posts
I haven't heard much on this, but from what I heard there were construction crews repairing things or something on the bridge. That probably was a huge factor.
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RWilson 199 posts
all the construction was doing was on the deck, nothing to do with the actual structure of the bridge. just re-paving and what not.
though it could have contributed a lot to it.
had the bridge not been under construction and all the lanes were open it could have been a lot worse. figure that half of the bridge was being used.
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MikeWilson 638 posts
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zachm 1,230 posts
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Global 1,589 posts
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RWilson 199 posts
yeah, but the thing with their definition of "structurally deficient" doesnt always mean its going to fall down, so it gets put onto the side burner.
it sucks.
