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I-85 collapses after massive fire: ‘The entire bridge is compromised’
Atlanta Journal Constitution ^
| 3/31/17
| Ellen Eldridge and Raisa Habersham
Posted on 03/31/2017 3:44:39 AM PDT by markomalley
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I feel for commuters coming from the north. ATL traffic is always ugly, this is going to be a nightmare for a long, long time...
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posted on
03/31/2017 3:46:23 AM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: markomalley
Kind of like when LA Northridge earthquake caused the 10m freeway to collapse on La Cienega. Took a year to rebuild. Had to take surface streets to / from work everyday. A big pain.
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posted on
03/31/2017 3:47:53 AM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS!!!)
To: markomalley
Fake news!
NOT a bridge, it is an elevated roadway. What ever happened to journalism?
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posted on
03/31/2017 3:48:46 AM PDT
by
wrench
To: markomalley
Before the fire--from GoogleEarth--PVC tubing storage under bridge:
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posted on
03/31/2017 3:50:32 AM PDT
by
exit82
(The opposition has already been Trumped!)
To: markomalley
This will require motorists to seek alternate routes.
To: exit82
Those materials belong to the state DOT, and are used for road construction (cameras, electronic signs, toll sensors, etc.).
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posted on
03/31/2017 3:53:29 AM PDT
by
wrench
To: markomalley
Attacks like this accident could have huge economic consequences. Doesn’t have to be Extreme Islamic terrorists. It could be home grown insurrection from Soros’s 5th column.
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posted on
03/31/2017 3:53:59 AM PDT
by
Fhios
To: exit82
![](<a href=)
![photo fire_20170330224652-RPYqJvVb3gYiP5U2rgIKgVJ-680x383AJC.com_zpswsqrcvci.jpg](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo7/prov1322/Decorated%20images/fire_20170330224652-RPYqJvVb3gYiP5U2rgIKgVJ-680x383AJC.com_zpswsqrcvci.jpg)
Here's a shot before things got WAY out of control.
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posted on
03/31/2017 3:56:03 AM PDT
by
Prov1322
(Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
To: Fhios
Last night a local news outlet was reporting that it was an accident. I don’t see how PVC can accidentally combust.
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posted on
03/31/2017 3:56:47 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
To: SamAdams76
This will require motorists to seek alternate routes. He says "thank you" for the insight:
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posted on
03/31/2017 3:57:44 AM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: mewzilla
Local news also reported that the FBI was on scene. For an accident.
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posted on
03/31/2017 3:59:41 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
To: markomalley
If there was any steel that melted, someone should contact famed metallurgist Rosie O'Donnell, since it would be the second time in history that
fire has ever melted steel.
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posted on
03/31/2017 4:04:13 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
To: SamAdams76
One alternate route is what truckers refer to as the ring around the Congo, 285. And a much safer option than surface streets. The elevated Roads have a impetus.
To: markomalley
Ahh, finally, a picture of the elusive Captain Obvious!
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posted on
03/31/2017 4:10:03 AM PDT
by
exit82
(The opposition has already been Trumped!)
To: markomalley
These are bad times for Atlanta area motorists. Very bad times. I prescribe a SiriusXM radio subscription. Just crank up the music in your favorite genre while you endure the endless stop-and-go.
To: Fhios
It could be home grown insurrection from Soross 5th column.Or some 'homeless'; whose campfire got outta control. They'd built a nest back behind the spools of plastic pipe.
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posted on
03/31/2017 4:20:11 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: SamAdams76
These are bad times for Atlanta area motorists. Very bad times. I prescribe a SiriusXM radio subscription. Just crank up the music in your favorite genre while you endure the endless stop-and-go. Oh yeah. When I was stationed at Robins (93-96), I'd drive through Hotlanta on a regular basis (parents in Greenville SC). It was ugly 24 years ago...can't even imagine how nasty it is now under NORMAL circumstances, much less with the main north-south freeway down for the long term. This will be worse than the 35-W bridge collapse in Minneapolis -- there were plenty of other options in that case...not so, here.
BTW, in regards to SiriusXM...iHeartRadio is free.
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posted on
03/31/2017 4:22:04 AM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: markomalley
... but they agree there is no underestimating the headache that awaits commuters. "underestimating"?
Perhaps the journalism major meant "overestimating".
To: SamAdams76
This will require motorists to seek alternate routes. Yah Think?
My family lives in Atlanta,
the repercussions on commuting will be major
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