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Washington collapses.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri May 24, 2013 7:22 am

Well, a bridge in Washington State.

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(CNN) -- The bright green suits of scuba divers on board a speedboat pierced the dusk, as they perused a mangle of steel girders of a section of bridge that lay collapsed in the waters of a Washington state river late Thursday.
Three people who plunged with their vehicles, a truck and an SUV, into the Skagit River along with the truss structure have been rescued, state authorities said.
"At this point, we don't have indication anyone else went into the water," said incident management spokesman Marcus Deyerin.
Still, a speedboat with the word "Sheriff" beaming in large, white letters from its side, panned from side to side showing the divers various perspectives of the half-submerged structure, as they prepared to splash into the current.
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Re: Washington collapses.

Post by JimC » Fri May 24, 2013 8:51 am

I'm always intrigued as to why such collapses happen...
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Post by cronus » Fri May 24, 2013 9:05 am

JimC wrote:I'm always intrigued as to why such collapses happen...
Poor construction - no wind could do that. Another rush job for minimum specs/cash? :coffee:
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Post by Tyrannical » Fri May 24, 2013 9:34 am

Bridges are generally well inspected every year.

Probably this though.
"An 18-wheeler commercial motor vehicle with a very large container appears to have struck part of the bridge at some point," said Washington State Trooper Mark Francis. "We cannot say at this time if this was prior to the collapse or is the cause of the bridge collapse."
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Post by cronus » Fri May 24, 2013 9:36 am

Tyrannical wrote:Bridges are generally well inspected every year.

Probably this though.
"An 18-wheeler commercial motor vehicle with a very large container appears to have struck part of the bridge at some point," said Washington State Trooper Mark Francis. "We cannot say at this time if this was prior to the collapse or is the cause of the bridge collapse."
...heads will roll if it was six months ago or more. :tup:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri May 24, 2013 9:54 am

The bridge was already deemed suspect.
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Post by Audley Strange » Fri May 24, 2013 11:03 am

I got an E-Mail from one of my friends who lives near that bridge.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri May 24, 2013 11:10 am

Audley Strange wrote:I got an E-Mail from one of my friends who lives near that bridge.

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Post by JimC » Fri May 24, 2013 11:13 am

Gawdzilla Sama wrote:
Audley Strange wrote:I got an E-Mail from one of my friends who lives near that bridge.

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Post by FBM » Fri May 24, 2013 11:17 am

Gawdzilla Sama wrote:The bridge was already deemed suspect.
I bet it's guilty. Did it have an alibi? :what:
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Re: Washington collapses.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri May 24, 2013 11:17 am

JimC wrote:
Gawdzilla Sama wrote:
Audley Strange wrote:I got an E-Mail from one of my friends who lives near that bridge.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri May 24, 2013 11:18 am

FBM wrote:
Gawdzilla Sama wrote:The bridge was already deemed suspect.
I bet it's guilty. Did it have an alibi? :what:
It was at the bank at the time of the collapse.
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Re: Washington collapses.

Post by Tyrannical » Fri May 24, 2013 11:32 am

Scrumple wrote:
Tyrannical wrote:Bridges are generally well inspected every year.

Probably this though.
"An 18-wheeler commercial motor vehicle with a very large container appears to have struck part of the bridge at some point," said Washington State Trooper Mark Francis. "We cannot say at this time if this was prior to the collapse or is the cause of the bridge collapse."
...heads will roll if it was six months ago or more. :tup:
Heads will roll if the bridge wasn't immediately shut down after the collision.
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Post by FBM » Fri May 24, 2013 11:41 am

Gawdzilla Sama wrote:
FBM wrote:
Gawdzilla Sama wrote:The bridge was already deemed suspect.
I bet it's guilty. Did it have an alibi? :what:
It was at the bank at the time of the collapse.
It's claiming that it was at two banks at the same time. Busted! :mod:
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Re: Washington collapses.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri May 24, 2013 11:48 am

FBM wrote:
Gawdzilla Sama wrote:
FBM wrote:
Gawdzilla Sama wrote:The bridge was already deemed suspect.
I bet it's guilty. Did it have an alibi? :what:
It was at the bank at the time of the collapse.
It's claiming that it was at two banks at the same time. Busted! :mod:
I'm sensing a lack of truss in his story.
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