I-5 bridge collapses in Mount Vernon WA.

[FORD]

What about that ancient bridge in portland? I grip all the way over that pile of junk

Yeah, that one is getting pretty bad too. Last I heard they were working on a replacement, but they might have to put up some sort of "temporary" bridge first, so they can tear down the old one and put the new bridge in the same spot. They can't just detour everyone over to 205, because that's way over on the east end of town.

And of course there, you have the added bueracracy of two states being involved.

[Romeo Delight]

We built a new bridge from Surrey to Vancouver...it is the widest bridge in North America I believe.

Well in winter it had icicles the size of harpoons falling through windshields...they learned to heat those cables pretty quick

http://www.surreyleader.com/news/184171091.html

[FORD]

News coverage from earlier tonight.

[Northern Girl]

Lucky no one died. I think 15 died when this happened in Minneapolis.

[ELVIS]

Repukes are making bridges fall...

[ELVIS]

You really think lack of Infrastructure Funding is a DEM problem?????

It's not a left or right problem, dumbfuck...

[conmee]

Apparently some guy (liberal union type) drove a wide load with drilling equipment over the bridge and knocked out one of the cross-beams which weakened the bridge and initiated its collapse... So looks like if was a Demo/Union cause those time around, though there was already Repub/Capitalist decrepitation ongoing. So I'm reaching across the aisle today and blaming both parties.

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[ashstralia]

there's quite a few ancient wooden bridges in my shire; but the council are gradually replacing them all.
the fact that they're still solid after 80 odd years is testament to the engineering and craftsmanship of the original builders.
and quality local hardwood.

there's a local guy who salvages the timber and makes furniture out of it. he does extremely well for himself.

nothing the size of that though. those big ones are immaculately maintained, since we're the major route from sydney to brisbane.

[cadaverdog]

I used to drive over that bridge several times a month when I lived in Oak Harbor. It's not very high but the water looks treacherous below it. Lots of whirlpools which tells of a dangerous undercurrent. The Deception Pass bridge was much scarier. I doubt you'd survive the impact when you hit the water because it's so high. The road surface across it looks like shit. And the railings don't look very sturdy at all.

[FORD]

It's not a left or right problem, dumbfuck...

Like Hell it isn't.

A right wing shitbag raped and pillaged the budget of Washington state.

Right wing shitbags raped and pillaged the budget of the United States.

Right wing shitbags in Congress consistently vote AGAINST infrastructure.

[FORD]

Apparently some guy (liberal union type) drove a wide load with drilling equipment over the bridge and knocked out one of the cross-beams which weakened the bridge and initiated its collapse... So looks like if was a Demo/Union cause those time around, though there was already Repub/Capitalist decrepitation ongoing. So I'm reaching across the aisle today and blaming both parties.

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I haven't heard anything about the truck driver's political affiliation one way or the other, but I'm thinking he wasn't a Teamster, or he would have been properly trained enough to know he couldn't get across that bridge safely with that load.

And the trucker's negligence may very well have been the direct cause of the collapse, but it doesn't change the fact that this bridge was already known to be structurally obsolete.

[Nitro Express]

The Democrats had their bases loaded. They proved they are just as corrupt as the Republicans are. Hey the US has been used for other people's ATM for a long-time. Blaming the other party isn't going to change a thing.

[LoungeMachine]

Like Hell it isn't.

A right wing shitbag raped and pillaged the budget of Washington state.

Right wing shitbags raped and pillaged the budget of the United States.

Right wing shitbags in Congress consistently vote AGAINST infrastructure.

Exactly.

Meanwhile we have a glorified Monorail with no parking, and gridlock on 405, 520, 5, and 90 8 hours a day.



Moving out of the city after 45 years there just to get away from traffic was the last option.

[LoungeMachine]

The Democrats had their bases loaded. They proved they are just as corrupt as the Republicans are. Hey the US has been used for other people's ATM for a long-time. Blaming the other party isn't going to change a thing.

3 on base, but never loaded. Fix the filibuster rule and then maybe the bases could be "loaded"

[FORD]

And when the three on base are the likes of Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, and Max Baucus, they're usually running backwards.