Showing posts with label bridge and tunnel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bridge and tunnel. Show all posts
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11 February 2010
in other bear news
i was clicking through the Top 10 Bear Stories You Need to Know, and this one in particular caught my attention. turns out this bear lost the will to live, but reconsidered after taking the plunge off this bridge. the bear was trapped and hanging on for dear life until some rescuers figured out a way to suspend a net and save the day. via.
01 December 2009
"the worst of the worst"
"The Tappan Zee, Kosciuszko and Goethals bridges are the worst spans in the New York metro area, according to a new report the AAA New York magazine, Car & Travel.
AAA traffic engineers and safety experts examined at structures in the local metro area and picked two bridges in New York City (Kosciuszko and Goethals) and one that spans the Hudson River (Tappan Zee) as the worst because of their "inability to safely handle modern traffic volumes, and, in the case of the TZ and Kosciuszko, poor structural condition.," according to a news release.
"The Tappan Zee is the worst of the worst," said Robert Sinclair Jr., manager of media relations for AAA New York. "Built in the 1950s, the bridge contains substandard steel due to metals needed for the Korean War. The structure for its approach roadways rests on wooden piles buried in the Hudson River bottom, and it handles far more traffic than designers intended, compromising safety," Sinclair said." (via)
don't worry. ima fix it.
15 August 2009
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