It was announced a while ago that the gusset plates were only half as thick as they were supposed to be.
http://enr.construction.com/news/transportation/archives/080115.asp
Bingo!
See my post #25...
AH SO....it was SUPPOSE to be 2x thicker...
It’s encouraging to learn that my instincts are still relatively intact!
They got me home and they saw this screw up...
However — if they were suppose to be 2x thicker - then the prudent engineer would have added at least another 50% safety factor since this was a bridge in a FREEZING environment HIGH over WATER in a GROWING metropolitan area.....as part of the INTERSTATE HWY system.
“It was announced a while ago that the gusset plates were only half as thick as they were supposed to be.”
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So now the libs will go on a hunt for “The Culprit”.
The Culprit is defined as anyone that ever touched that bridge plus has deep pockets. And they can’t affect the next election.