Posted on 05/13/2021 5:33:08 AM PDT by GailA
The I 40 M Bridge going into AR from TN is out of commission, it spans the Mississippi River, NO Trucks, Cars, NO Boat traffic. Won't take long food, oil, and other necessities run low or out. https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthememphian.blob.core.windows.net%2Fsized%2F54486_960&f=1&nofb=1
Because Blue City Controlled Memphis neglected a known crack for years till a Novice could see the crack in the pillar holding up the bridge. Major Artery for traffic. Traffic backed up miles.
With the amount of traffic across it, is by God's grace it Didn't collapse.
50 year old bridge audio into 911
I hope so. I had coding issues just to get it to post.
On top of the Gas Crisis, this is just another Major crisis.
Old bridge won’t handle some of today’s Big Rigs. locals will use it, but Trucks, Barges are the BIG PROBLEM. ALL COMMODIETIES FOR BOTH STATES AFFECTED.
TRUCKERS NEED TO PLAN A RE-ROUTE.
Just showed the picture to my 12 year old daughter. Her words:
“That’s not a crack, daddy. That’s just broken. Completely broken.”
Yep.
Well GailA looks to me like they will be:
Walking in Memphis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUh1DSIsUOY
Ouch, got me! I was on my iPhone using Siri to transcribe. She obviously cannot transcribe very well and sadly was not hired for her looks. I have no excuse. Sorry!
Thanks for the laugh first thing out here! Cheers!
Yep. That is not a crack. That is a break. And it’s shifted.
Cities are not responsible for interstate highway repairs. That falls to the state dept. of highways.
infrastructure, our bureaucracies cant even provide their basic functions anymore..
Step away from the fridge ;-)
Honestly, I could repair that with no problem whatsoever and it would be stronger than the original in a few days at most if given all the resources I know the state has at their disposal.
Yes, indeed! Baling wire is the answer to the problem!!
(plastic straps are a fair substitute)
Bad enough that car/truck traffic is stopped.....boat traffic, too.
http://bridgereports.com/tn/shelby/
ff
The hits just keep coming!
Me too!.... I took welding in Shop Class in HS!...........in 1972..
Not very smart officials when they call that a crack.
Looks like a clean break to me and anyone with eyes.
They say a good weld is stronger than the steel itself. It means they could fix this particular break and get stuff moving again, assuming an inspection turns up no other problems. It would at least buy time while the new bridge is being built.
Also, a bridge should last more than 50 years. I used to live by San Francisco in the 60’s. All the bridges we used are still standing and doing fine.
They should sprinkle parmesan cheese on it !!
The view showing the small bolted on plate looks curious. Doesn’t look like a lot of support between the vertical and horizontal elements. The large bolted plate with the 100+ bolts doesn’t appear to do anything. Maybe the workers got paid by the bolt hole.
Is the city responsible for maintaining the bridge on the interstate going into another state?
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