Undefeated- the toughest bridge...
 

This train trestle have stood its ground for the last 100 years.
This fact doesn't deter some drivers from challenging the bridge about
once a month. all of them fail. All footage courtesy of 11foot8.com

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

Undefeated- the toughest bridge...
 

On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 05:13:22 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

This train trestle have stood its ground for the last 100 years.
This fact doesn't deter some drivers from challenging the bridge about
once a month. all of them fail. All footage courtesy of 11foot8.com

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

That sure looks like a bridge in Minot, ND, (about 45 years ago). When it rained, the road would
flood, and then it would be a double hazard.

Thanks for the vid.

Undefeated- the toughest bridge...
 

On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 05:13:22 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

This train trestle have stood its ground for the last 100 years.
This fact doesn't deter some drivers from challenging the bridge about
once a month. all of them fail. All footage courtesy of 11foot8.com

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

And, I'll bet the folks with the travel trailer didn't realize the problem until they got to the
campground. Hope it didn't rain on them!

Undefeated- the toughest bridge...
 

On 12/4/2012 7:14 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:03:19 -0500, GuzzisRule
wrote:

On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 05:13:22 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

This train trestle have stood its ground for the last 100 years.
This fact doesn't deter some drivers from challenging the bridge about
once a month. all of them fail. All footage courtesy of 11foot8.com

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

And, I'll bet the folks with the travel trailer didn't realize the problem until they got to the
campground. Hope it didn't rain on them!

We saw a lot of steel meets aluminum and plastic. What happens when it
is steel vs steel like a big excavator?

It does make you wonder why they don't have one of those warning
trestles in front of the bridge.


We have a bridge here in Willimantic CT (I think it's still there) that
catches several trucks a year. The thing is clearly marked, but still
idiots hit it. We had a bridge over I-95 closed for a few days when one
of those big dumpster haulers drove into it after dropping a dumpster
and not putting the body down... Threw him right out the front window of
the truck, he lived, walked away in fact. Fortunately, he had just come
on the highway entrance ramp so he wasn't up to speed yet.

Undefeated- the toughest bridge...
 

On Dec 4, 6:14*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:03:19 -0500, GuzzisRule

wrote:
On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 05:13:22 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

This train trestle have stood its ground for the last 100 years.
This fact doesn't deter some drivers from challenging the bridge about
once a month. all of them fail. All footage courtesy of 11foot8.com

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

And, I'll bet the folks with the travel trailer didn't realize the problem until they got to the
campground. Hope it didn't rain on them!

We saw a lot of steel meets aluminum and plastic. What happens when it
is steel vs steel like a big excavator?

There was an incident that happened like that about 60 mi. from me. a
semi was hauling a huge rubber-tired crane on a flatbed and went into
an overpass and broke the bridge.Not counting totaling out the truck,
trailer, and crane. It was a heavily traveled portion of Rt. 50; a
two lane that breaks into a 4 lane to go around Washington Indiana.
That detoured traffic for over a year. Lots of fines and liability
to pay.

Undefeated- the toughest bridge...
 

On 12/4/2012 9:52 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:51:34 -0500, JustWait
wrote:

On 12/4/2012 7:14 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:03:19 -0500, GuzzisRule
wrote:

On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 05:13:22 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

This train trestle have stood its ground for the last 100 years.
This fact doesn't deter some drivers from challenging the bridge about
once a month. all of them fail. All footage courtesy of 11foot8.com

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

And, I'll bet the folks with the travel trailer didn't realize the problem until they got to the
campground. Hope it didn't rain on them!

We saw a lot of steel meets aluminum and plastic. What happens when it
is steel vs steel like a big excavator?

It does make you wonder why they don't have one of those warning
trestles in front of the bridge.


We have a bridge here in Willimantic CT (I think it's still there) that
catches several trucks a year. The thing is clearly marked, but still
idiots hit it. We had a bridge over I-95 closed for a few days when one
of those big dumpster haulers drove into it after dropping a dumpster
and not putting the body down... Threw him right out the front window of
the truck, he lived, walked away in fact. Fortunately, he had just come
on the highway entrance ramp so he wasn't up to speed yet.

We had a bridge under I-75 get hit by a big excavator in a flat bed
and it was seriously damaged.
The original estimate was they would need to replace about half the
girders but they managed to patch it up somehow without doing all of
that. I went by there the other day and it looks line they just
patched up the girders with site applied concrete.


Probably just reclassified to stand a bit less, and let it rip:)

Undefeated- the toughest bridge...
 

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:03:19 -0500, GuzzisRule
wrote:

On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 05:13:22 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

This train trestle have stood its ground for the last 100 years.
This fact doesn't deter some drivers from challenging the bridge about
once a month. all of them fail. All footage courtesy of 11foot8.com

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

And, I'll bet the folks with the travel trailer didn't realize the problem until they got to the
campground. Hope it didn't rain on them!

We saw a lot of steel meets aluminum and plastic. What happens when it
is steel vs steel like a big excavator?

It does make you wonder why they don't have one of those warning
trestles in front of the bridge.

Well, steel and reinforced concrete looks like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpHjjwNcrJY

Undefeated- the toughest bridge...
 

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:51:34 -0500, JustWait
wrote:

On 12/4/2012 7:14 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:03:19 -0500, GuzzisRule
wrote:

On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 05:13:22 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

This train trestle have stood its ground for the last 100 years.
This fact doesn't deter some drivers from challenging the bridge about
once a month. all of them fail. All footage courtesy of 11foot8.com

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

And, I'll bet the folks with the travel trailer didn't realize the problem until they got to the
campground. Hope it didn't rain on them!

We saw a lot of steel meets aluminum and plastic. What happens when it
is steel vs steel like a big excavator?

It does make you wonder why they don't have one of those warning
trestles in front of the bridge.


We have a bridge here in Willimantic CT (I think it's still there) that
catches several trucks a year. The thing is clearly marked, but still
idiots hit it. We had a bridge over I-95 closed for a few days when one
of those big dumpster haulers drove into it after dropping a dumpster
and not putting the body down... Threw him right out the front window of
the truck, he lived, walked away in fact. Fortunately, he had just come
on the highway entrance ramp so he wasn't up to speed yet.

We had a bridge under I-75 get hit by a big excavator in a flat bed
and it was seriously damaged.
The original estimate was they would need to replace about half the
girders but they managed to patch it up somehow without doing all of
that. I went by there the other day and it looks line they just
patched up the girders with site applied concrete.

I'll bet they did more than that....

Undefeated- the toughest bridge...
 

In article , says...

On 12/4/2012 9:52 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:51:34 -0500, JustWait
wrote:

On 12/4/2012 7:14 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:03:19 -0500, GuzzisRule
wrote:

On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 05:13:22 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

This train trestle have stood its ground for the last 100 years.
This fact doesn't deter some drivers from challenging the bridge about
once a month. all of them fail. All footage courtesy of 11foot8.com

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

And, I'll bet the folks with the travel trailer didn't realize the problem until they got to the
campground. Hope it didn't rain on them!

We saw a lot of steel meets aluminum and plastic. What happens when it
is steel vs steel like a big excavator?

It does make you wonder why they don't have one of those warning
trestles in front of the bridge.


We have a bridge here in Willimantic CT (I think it's still there) that
catches several trucks a year. The thing is clearly marked, but still
idiots hit it. We had a bridge over I-95 closed for a few days when one
of those big dumpster haulers drove into it after dropping a dumpster
and not putting the body down... Threw him right out the front window of
the truck, he lived, walked away in fact. Fortunately, he had just come
on the highway entrance ramp so he wasn't up to speed yet.

We had a bridge under I-75 get hit by a big excavator in a flat bed
and it was seriously damaged.
The original estimate was they would need to replace about half the
girders but they managed to patch it up somehow without doing all of
that. I went by there the other day and it looks line they just
patched up the girders with site applied concrete.


Probably just reclassified to stand a bit less, and let it rip:)

You stupid fool!!!!

Undefeated- the toughest bridge...
 

wrote:
On Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:52:16 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...


We had a bridge under I-75 get hit by a big excavator in a flat bed
and it was seriously damaged.
The original estimate was they would need to replace about half the
girders but they managed to patch it up somehow without doing all of
that. I went by there the other day and it looks line they just
patched up the girders with site applied concrete.

I'll bet they did more than that....

I'm sure but originally they said the girders had to be replaced. That
did not happen.

Years ago, when I was in college and working nights, I passed a dump truck
near Army st. On US 101. Just after passing, his bed came up and hit and
dropped the pedestrian overpass just north of Army. Blocking the complete
freeway. I was not even off the Central Expressway when they announced the
freeway being closed. Maybe 5 minutes after the accident.