Baltimore Bay bridge collapses
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This is going to be a mess.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/26/us/baltimore-bridge-collapse#ship-hits-baltimore-key-bridge
@Mik said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
This is going to be a mess.
The collapse of the Key Bridge means that the Baltimore Port will be unusable for many months.
It's the 13th most important US port for foreign trade
The economic impact on the city, which is already plagued by social misery and violent crime, will be huge
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Mik said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
This is going to be a mess.
The collapse of the Key Bridge means that the Baltimore Port will be unusable for many months.
It's the 13th most important US port for foreign trade
The economic impact on the city, which is already plagued by social misery and violent crime, will be huge
@George-K said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
@Mik said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
This is going to be a mess.
The collapse of the Key Bridge means that the Baltimore Port will be unusable for many months.
It's the 13th most important US port for foreign trade
The economic impact on the city, which is already plagued by social misery and violent crime, will be huge
Not to sound crass, but I'd have to imagine they'll have the debris partially cleaned up relatively faster than that and a path made so that ships can at least go back and forth?
The harbor tunnel there (the alternate route) is going to get.... well, busy. I've often thought of how easy it would be to cripple areas like DC by taking out a structure or two on the overcrowded and old bridges there. Like the American Legion bridge and Wilson Bridge (or 395). And for the FBI watching, I'm just talking from a logistics standpoint.
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@George-K said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
@Mik said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
This is going to be a mess.
The collapse of the Key Bridge means that the Baltimore Port will be unusable for many months.
It's the 13th most important US port for foreign trade
The economic impact on the city, which is already plagued by social misery and violent crime, will be huge
Not to sound crass, but I'd have to imagine they'll have the debris partially cleaned up relatively faster than that and a path made so that ships can at least go back and forth?
The harbor tunnel there (the alternate route) is going to get.... well, busy. I've often thought of how easy it would be to cripple areas like DC by taking out a structure or two on the overcrowded and old bridges there. Like the American Legion bridge and Wilson Bridge (or 395). And for the FBI watching, I'm just talking from a logistics standpoint.
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Holy crap, that is going to be devastating to Baltimore. That’s about the only thing in the city.
Tragic for the workers on the bridge.
Has anybody brought up the fact that the bridge is named for that racist ZSOB Frances Scott Key?
The Brad
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I’ve felt a long time that American infrastructure is decaying before our eyes. Europe has always seemed much more modern and maintained than the US.
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Holy crap, that is going to be devastating to Baltimore. That’s about the only thing in the city.
Tragic for the workers on the bridge.
Has anybody brought up the fact that the bridge is named for that racist ZSOB Frances Scott Key?
@LuFins-Dad said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
Has anybody brought up the fact that the bridge is named for that racist ZSOB Frances Scott Key?
Are you kidding? That was literally the first thing I thought of.
BTW Key also has a bridge in DC named after him. Better stay off it!
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Crazy footage.
I hope it doesn’t inspire terrorists.
Also, imagine the liability? Probably north of $3B
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@LuFins-Dad said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
Has anybody brought up the fact that the bridge is named for that racist ZSOB Frances Scott Key?
Are you kidding? That was literally the first thing I thought of.
BTW Key also has a bridge in DC named after him. Better stay off it!
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@George-K said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
Interesting.
Quite surprising those foundational supports aren't protected more given the sizes of ships going between them, obviously this is viewed in retrospect.
@89th said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
@George-K said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
Interesting.
Quite surprising those foundational supports aren't protected more given the sizes of ships going between them, obviously this is viewed in retrospect.
Hindsight is 20-20.
Did we have container ships in the 1970's like the one that struck the bridge?
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@89th said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
@George-K said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
Interesting.
Quite surprising those foundational supports aren't protected more given the sizes of ships going between them, obviously this is viewed in retrospect.
Hindsight is 20-20.
Did we have container ships in the 1970's like the one that struck the bridge?
@Jolly said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
@89th said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
@George-K said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:
Interesting.
Quite surprising those foundational supports aren't protected more given the sizes of ships going between them, obviously this is viewed in retrospect.
Hindsight is 20-20.
Did we have container ships in the 1970's like the one that struck the bridge?
Installing bumpers isn’t hindsight, it’s something they’ve been warned about. Bridges have been having them installed for several decades.
