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Posted on 11/01/2001 1:07:27 PM PST by evilsmoker
LOL, I am confident that you wont be seeing a team of crack mid easterners climbing around the Golden Gate with high explosives.
Now flying a 757 into the Golden Gate may back up traffic for a few hours. LOL
Or, they just might have too many loud mouths with too much information and stupid ideas, i.e. Davis.
I guess California can thank Davis that the terrorists don't have any power plants to attack! HA!
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There has always been a need to cross over the main channel of the Los Angeles Harbor, even in the early 1870's, when the first ferry service consisted of a rowboat that made the trip to Terminal Island only as passengers were available. Ferry service was the only means of transport for decades. From 1937 until 1957, various proposals were considered regarding construction of a tube tunnel connecting the Harbor and Long Beach freeways. Engineers concluded that a four-lane bridge could be built for slightly more than the two-lane tube.
Completed in 1963, "San Pedro's Golden Gate" was the first bridge of its kind to be constructed on pilings. Construction required 92,000 tons of Portland cement, 13,000 tons of lightweight concrete, 14,100 tons of steel and 1,270 tons of suspension cable. It is designed to withstand winds of 90 miles per hour, double that required by code. The overall length of the bridge is 6,050 feet, with a main suspension span of 1,500 feet and 500-foot spans on either side. The towers are 365 feet high. Named for one of San Pedro's "own," an orphan from the streets and wharves who went on to become a State Assemblyman, it was The Hon. Vincent Thomas who cut the ribbon at the dedication ceremony.
The dramatic green bridge has been designated as the official landmark welcoming visitors to Los Angeles. Plans are finalized to light the bridge in 1998.
| Vincent Thomas Bridge | Highways 110 and 47 San Pedro, CA 90731 |
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The bridge is called the Vincent Thomas Bridge after a local assemblyman from the 60/70's. It spans the shipping channel in the Port of Los Angeles. Have used it countless times. Even though this is All Saint's Day, please don't include him.
That wide area you're looking at in the center has to be disconnected and towed out of the harbor before something as large as an aircraft carrier can leave. Sure, small ships can pass underneath it fine, but when something as large as a naval vessel needs to pass through, that bridge has to be moved.
Speaks for itself. Loony is as loony does. BTW, KFBK 1530 Sacramento is a straightforward News/Talk station.
Has anybody warned Beau and Jeff?
I know that S.P. is the nearest incorporated city to the port other than L.A., but I thought I remembered from maps that the city of LA has a strip of land that runs all the way down from the main portion of the city, just to include the port itself within the city limits.
Let's get the attitude rolling. The threats are credible, particularly in S.F. All trucks must be inspected and the Coast Guard must own the waters adjacent.
However, passing underneath in any of the tens of thousands of pleasure craft harbored in the bay, and detonating a small nuke (or even just a large quantity of conventional explosives) may be another matter.
What in the world are you talking about? The carriers are located on harbor mouth side of the bridge. They don't go anywhere near it. As for being modular and dismantled...gee, never saw that all the years I lived and worked there.
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