comp56 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 so wouldn't ya know it Canada has 1 bridge that connects east and west just 70 miles east of our city, they have been replacing the bridge for the last 3 years with a quad lane or 2 lane split, expansion bridge. At the end of Nov the first half of the new bridge opened for traffic, and they started to dismantle the old section well today the temperature hit -30C and an expansion joint failed on the new side closing the bridge from a 2 foot drop. they already started removing the old section so there is no traffic going east or west. for west bound the closest in back tracking to Sault St Marie almost 365 miles to travel through the state side.....epic fail..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Glassey Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Wow Comp, I sure hope that this is something the engineering team can fix quickly. Otherwise it's going to be a bad winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 -30C?!! Lol...fuck that noise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebud Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 that really sucks. Hope it gets fixed soon Comp56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 -35C tonight...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigWagWorkshop Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 -30C?!! Lol...fuck that noise. That's not so bad, then again I am one of the crazy folks that like cold weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Whoops, that's a costly mistake eight thereJimboSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 ya wouldn't want to be the engineer that gets that call this afternoon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Wow, pretty big error there...at least it's not as bad as the Tacoma Narrows bridge disaster of a design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 That's not so bad, then again I am one of the crazy folks that like cold weather. I can about throw a rock from my house to the southernmost point of the US. That to me is retarded cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadlanthier Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 I guess they need some American engineers. Just kidding, that sucks comp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Wow Comp that sucks big time. Also it's pushing 52f outside right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99_XC600 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Throw some steel plate over it and call it good. Wow, that just sucks. I would hate to be the person that lives on one side of the river but works on the other side. What the hell do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 That really sucks man super epic fail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Wow. I looked on a map... You really are screwed if you can't get across that river. What dumbass decided to take apart the old bridge before the new one was finished? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Today reminded me of how much the cold sucks balls!! Its been warm lately here and were are finally getting the cold stuff going I was out doing the snow and the windchill was brutal!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonfangs85 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Wow no good. There have been some pretty good engineering screw ups in my area lately too. I title your picture above "someone's last day" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 ya can't imagine being the guy that gets that call......ring ring ring......."good morning, Dewe Facup and Howe Engineering how can I help you?" "Your Bridge Broke!" "Can you explain broke?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonfangs85 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 It's not broke, it just needs two heating and cooling cycles to settle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Lol I always heard the one that goes Dewey Cheatum and Howe Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 ok so I have a degree in fabrication engineering, now i have to admit I never built any bridges but have been part of building many other large things.......so in saying that for some reason putting 150 tons of weight on a broken bridge to straighten it out doesn't seem right to me............just sayin.....another epic fail coming on?...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Hope the got the lifetime warranty version of that bridge!! The Zilwaukee bridge in Michigan is a nightmare bridge also it took way longer to build than expected. The funny thing is now they didn't need to build it as high now as the river gets no traffic on it anymore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilwaukee_Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruton Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Without knowing what the substructure on the bridge is I hate take a guess at what exactly failed. I know personally on one of my bridges I try to not go off half-cocked with a solution and I'm hoping for the safety of everyone using and that will use that bridge, these guys are doing the same thing. Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 That's what I would call red neck engineering lol but I don't know what you Canadians would call it... American engineering? LolSent from my LG-V410 using TapatalkJimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Don't think anything is broken, just seems like the cables contracted so much from the cold it pulled the road surface taught enough to lift it from a typically cradled position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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