Ever see the frame of a 40 year-old car from Minnesota?
Or Chicago? Or New York?
Or anywhere they use salt on the roads?
It should be no surprise this bridge rotted out.
The only surprise will be if any other old bridges actually don't cave in too.
Posted on 08/04/2007 8:28:38 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I was wondering how long it would take for politicians to attempt to capitalize on the bridge disaster, especially since it's on I-35. IMO, This is not a reason to push for another roadway, but to properly maintain what we presently have.
If we could only get rid of the pie-in-the-sky pork barrel projects, our roadways could be repaired. Tolls are not the answer to the issue, they are just another governmental scam. If the TTC were built, how long would it be before the tolls were diverted into other "political pet projects"?
BTW- Welcome back!
Been wondering the same thing..... Trucking companies pay ENORMOUS taxes that are supposed to go to highways. If I’m not mistaken, taxes on gas, diesel, etc are supposed to go to highways.
I heard one guy on one of Fox News’ financial shows (wish I could remember his name....) say that alot of the highway money goes to pension funds and stuff like that - absolutely NOTHING to do with the highways and bridges.....
Excellent point. The “bend” could be due to perspective. Satellite photos are rarely from directly above any given point.
You are correct, the bridge did not actually have a bend in the middle.
The end that went sideways for 50’ was a result of the structural failure initiating on that side. We will learn that that section failed first.
How?
Stop spending tax dollars on multi-billion dollar public transit projects instead of highways!
http://www.truthabouttraffic.org/
BTTT
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874950/posts?page=154#154
There are a couple of photos in the link above, #154 and #167, that give a good perspective of the bridge and the current flowing from the dam above the bridge......
I’m surprised that no one has complained about NASA taking money away from the infrastructure....
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Please explain.
How about the states using the money given to them by the fed to actually fix the bridges instead of going into the pockets of attorneys and administrators?
New Orleans still comes to mind. They received money to fix the Levies for 25 years. They pocketed it and now they want more.
That category includes roads and bridges, tunnels, right?
It should be no surprise this bridge rotted out.
The only surprise will be if any other old bridges actually don't cave in too.
bump.
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