To: Alberta's Child
"What the heck would cause damage like that to a highway bridge?"
Storm surge. It lifts the concrete decking sections off the structure.
Ivan did the exact same thing to I-10 over Escambia Bay near Pensacola. Repairs to that section are still ongoing, and the portions that are open have only temporary spans.
2,670 posted on
08/30/2005 7:48:09 PM PDT by
lugsoul
("She talks and she laughs." - Tom DeLay)
To: lugsoul
I wonder if there was more damage Monday? The base is still closed due to damage.
2,810 posted on
08/30/2005 8:05:00 PM PDT by
Coldwater Creek
("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
To: lugsoul
I'm just wondering why alternating sections were lifted out of place while the others were left there (as opposed to all of them being lifted out of place).
2,884 posted on
08/30/2005 8:11:55 PM PDT by
Alberta's Child
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