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Nothing is so nautical as the Firth of Forth, home of the world's strongest bridge.


This is the world's strongest bridge. Granite, held together by gravity.

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looks like a steel bridge to me.

Scotty

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Capt. Neal® wrote:
Nothing is so nautical as the Firth of Forth, home of the world's

strongest bridge.


This is the world's strongest bridge. Granite, held together by

gravity.

http://www.fryolator.com/viewPhoto.jsp?iid=51



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Look again:
http://www.curtislibrary.com/harpswe.../cribridge.htm

Scott Vernon wrote:
looks like a steel bridge to me.

Scotty

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Capt. Neal® wrote:

Nothing is so nautical as the Firth of Forth, home of the world's


strongest bridge.

This is the world's strongest bridge. Granite, held together by


gravity.

http://www.fryolator.com/viewPhoto.jsp?iid=51




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That's really cool that the tide runs through and threes no
connections, but I still say the ''bridge'' looks like steel.

Scotty

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Look again:

http://www.curtislibrary.com/harpswe...b/crib_pages/c
ribridge.htm

Scott Vernon wrote:
looks like a steel bridge to me.

Scotty

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Capt. Neal® wrote:

Nothing is so nautical as the Firth of Forth, home of the world's


strongest bridge.

This is the world's strongest bridge. Granite, held together by


gravity.

http://www.fryolator.com/viewPhoto.jsp?iid=51






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Might be strong but it's an ugly mother...

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Capt. Neal® wrote:
Nothing is so nautical as the Firth of Forth, home of the world's
strongest bridge.


This is the world's strongest bridge. Granite, held together by gravity.

http://www.fryolator.com/viewPhoto.jsp?iid=51





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Jeff Morris wrote:

This is the world's strongest bridge. Granite, held together by
gravity.

http://www.fryolator.com/viewPhoto.jsp?iid=51


Looks a bit bent in places. How do they rate bridges for strength, then?


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"Wally" wrote in message
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Jeff Morris wrote:

This is the world's strongest bridge. Granite, held together by
gravity.

http://www.fryolator.com/viewPhoto.jsp?iid=51


Looks a bit bent in places. How do they rate bridges for strength,

then?


Should be by how much weight can cross it.

Ever wonder how much weight crosses the GW Bridge (NYC) in a day?

Scotty


 
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