Posted on 06/17/2020 4:02:41 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart is "at risk of an imminent collapse," the US Coast Guard warned.
Officials have closed off the southbound lanes indefinitely. Northbound lanes have been split to accommodate southbound and northbound traffic. Commercial boating traffic has been halted.
The Roosevelt Bridge was built 24 years ago and spans the St. Lucie River
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Crack under a bridge. Figures. It’s Florida. There’s crack everywhere in that state.
It appears to be segmental construction from the photos. If that is the case, rusted rebars are uhlikely to be the culprit. Not knowing anything more, I suspect failure in the post tensioning system, either in the tendons or the supports. Or could be a foundation issue.
If it really is segmental construction as it appears to be, it could very well be.
Or an Affirmative Action hire.
Chinese steel and concrete I’d bet.
I live about 40 miles from this bridge and have driven over it many times. It looks like such a nice bridge.
When I lived in Burlington Washington a few years ago the bridge there collapsed but it was an old one. So they had to fix it very quickly because it is the only north-south freeway in Washington state.
Hopefully this one can be fixed it’s just quickly
What other problems has Figg Engineering Group had?
If numerous, the firm’s registration with Florida’s professional engineering board needs to be reviewed, as well as the licenses of some of the engineers there. That especially applies to the PEs in principal and managerial capacity. In civil engineering, any design on a public project needs to have a PE seal and the firm’s registration number.
My license is in Texas, also pending in Louisiana.
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