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Bay Bridge closed after rod snaps, cars hit
SFGate ^ | oct 27, 2009 | Michael Cabanatuan

Posted on 10/27/2009 8:09:38 PM PDT by Thidwick

Authorities said they are shutting down the Bay Bridge in both directions after pieces of the cantilever section fell during the late-afternoon commute, striking three vehicles on the upper deck, the California Highway Patrol said.

Caltrans officials said the parts that fell were two high-strength rods and a saddle that were part of the emergency repair that delayed the opening of the bridge on Labor Day weekend.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: bay; bayarea; baybridge; braking; breaking; bridge; california; cantilever; cars; closed; hit; rod; sanfrancisco; snaps
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To: Wacka

Gotta love that union labor


21 posted on 10/27/2009 8:34:14 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: BigBobber

I am shocked, made in China!!!

Well, likely to be lots more of course, but hey, they are far less expensive, aren’t they???

Yeah, shutting it down is the only option IMO.


22 posted on 10/27/2009 8:34:18 PM PDT by elpinta (Change: check. Hope: not so much.)
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To: elkfersupper
The bay area asked for it.

[snicker] Well, OK... there's that.

23 posted on 10/27/2009 8:35:32 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: Thidwick
A chunk of steel lay in the middle of the far left lane of the upper deck and an object that appeared to be a cable was on a Ryder truck dangling from the side of the span.

Unclear here what was dangling? The Ryder truck?

24 posted on 10/27/2009 8:37:09 PM PDT by w1andsodidwe (Jimmy Carter(the Godfather of Terror) allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
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To: Thidwick
"...an object that appeared to be a cable was on a Ryder truck dangling from the side of the span."

What was dangling from the side of the span???

25 posted on 10/27/2009 8:42:59 PM PDT by LucyJo
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To: w1andsodidwe

LOL. Same thought.


26 posted on 10/27/2009 8:43:52 PM PDT by LucyJo
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To: LucyJo

Guess we think alike.


27 posted on 10/27/2009 8:44:08 PM PDT by w1andsodidwe (Jimmy Carter(the Godfather of Terror) allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
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To: w1andsodidwe

The bracket they put on the cracked area on Labor Day weekend. It came off an landed on the upper deck. The cable was attached to it. There is nothing really dangling. The cable is about the thickness of an arm and struck the Ryder truck. The driver had minor injuries (he was on the news).
This area has to stand for about 2-3 more years until the new bridge is finished. It’s amazing how they are building a new bridge and integrating it to the existing tunnel on Yerba Buena Island with only three scheduled closures.


28 posted on 10/27/2009 8:45:35 PM PDT by Wacka
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To: w1andsodidwe

one of the videos from the website has an interview with the Rider truck driver....a must see!


29 posted on 10/27/2009 8:55:13 PM PDT by TaxPayer2000 (The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government,)
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To: Wacka
It sounds like they misunderestimated the stress that the parts were going under.
30 posted on 10/27/2009 8:57:45 PM PDT by Domangart (editor and publisher)
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To: Domangart

Made in China, eh? I guess they can’t find any welders in Cali. You get what you pay for.


31 posted on 10/27/2009 9:00:38 PM PDT by Lockbar (March toward the sound of the guns.)
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To: Randy Larsen

I just ventured out and went down across that bridge around the first of October... (BLEEP!!!)


32 posted on 10/27/2009 9:01:48 PM PDT by SierraWasp ("Homeland Defense" begins at HOME!!! He who hesitates, is LOST!!!)
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To: Thidwick

Thank goodness no one was hit by them.


33 posted on 10/27/2009 9:07:59 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
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To: Ramius

There will be no mess of traffic. Does anyone still work in kalifornica? They are all retired!


34 posted on 10/27/2009 9:09:12 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (Become a monthly donor or FR won't be here for you!)
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To: Lockbar

The parts for the new bridge are made in China.
The bracket that fell was an emergency repair that is supposed to last until they tear down the old bridge. That was made and flown in from Arizona.


35 posted on 10/27/2009 9:13:55 PM PDT by Wacka
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To: Wacka

I’d rather be sitting here in the Colorado snow than be in that traffic.


36 posted on 10/27/2009 9:22:05 PM PDT by cicero2k
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To: Lockbar

No. Those parts were fabricated here in Sacramento. The problem it appears is they never asked why those parts failed in the first place. They thought that it was over time. It appears to lack the strength to take the stress. They need a thicker washer plate. They just don’t know the stress factor.


37 posted on 10/27/2009 9:34:51 PM PDT by Domangart (editor and publisher)
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To: Thidwick

Jeez - I hate when that happens ...


38 posted on 10/27/2009 9:47:52 PM PDT by Lmo56
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To: US_MilitaryRules
Does anyone still work in kalifornica?

There is a big difference between (a) working and (b) producing excellent products that the entire world wants to buy. The former is still practiced. The latter is nearly extinct. Silicon Valley helps, but it's not enough - the "service industry" drags everything down because you can't export sandwiches.

39 posted on 10/27/2009 9:57:37 PM PDT by Greysard
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To: Thidwick

If this happened without an earthquake, imagine what a 5.0 on the Richter scale will do, nonetheless anything stronger.


40 posted on 10/27/2009 10:18:38 PM PDT by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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