The building of a bridge on Discovery Channel

[Easy Mac]

The discovery channel is showing the building of a bridge using a hydraulic system, something about it raising and pushing out the bridge at 2 feet a cycle until the two sides meet. Its freaking crazy. A 500 foot high bridge and something like a mile or 2 long, and they're just pushing it out. For some reason, these types of things always amaze me.

They're building a bridge down here, I think its the longest suspension bridge in North America. Its freaking cool to watch, but its scary knowing that the guys building it may or may not have a high school education.

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

Building a Bridge across The Bering Sea I think is feasable but economically speaking it would be very costly. I understand the methapor behind liking Russia / Asia to the continental U.S. but I think a bridge across the Bering sea would be clossed half of the year due to rough seas and gale force winds and of course not to mention the occasional iceberg. ice sheets. It would be cool though to leave home here in the south west and travel across the sea and end up in Beijing or even London iin a few weeks / months.

[NoMyths]

The discovery channel is showing the building of a bridge using a hydraulic system, something about it raising and pushing out the bridge at 2 feet a cycle until the two sides meet. Its freaking crazy. A 500 foot high bridge and something like a mile or 2 long, and they're just pushing it out. For some reason, these types of things always amaze me.

They're building a bridge down here, I think its the longest suspension bridge in North America. Its freaking cool to watch, but its scary knowing that the guys building it may or may not have a high school education.Not to mention how dangerous it is...I think you were down here when the worker fell off into the river and died. It's been interesting watching it go up...and about 90% of the population here will cheer when they no longer have to drive over that downright deadly old bridge.

[Easy Mac]

The old bridge is freaking insane, I won't drive over it. I drive in the semi-truck lane on the "new" Coop when I come home from work (towards) d'town chuck. I think a piece of railing or something like that fell in the old bridge and shut down traffic for like 2 hours. The thing shakes, the two lanes aren't nearly wide enough, and any truck that drives on it drives in the middle of the road.

And yeah, I remember hearing about the worker falling off. I just hate heights, so driving to work over the new new bridge is going to suck... I'm thinking about moving to Mt. P. just so I don't have to go over it to get to work.

[GrantDawg]

Building a Bridge across The Bering Sea I think is feasable but economically speaking it would be very costly. I understand the methapor behind liking Russia / Asia to the continental U.S. but I think a bridge across the Bering sea would be clossed half of the year due to rough seas and gale force winds and of course not to mention the occasional iceberg. ice sheets. It would be cool though to leave home here in the south west and travel across the sea and end up in Beijing or even London iin a few weeks / months.
What about a tunnel?

[NoMyths]

The old bridge is freaking insane, I won't drive over it. I drive in the semi-truck lane on the "new" Coop when I come home from work (towards) d'town chuck. I think a piece of railing or something like that fell in the old bridge and shut down traffic for like 2 hours. The thing shakes, the two lanes aren't nearly wide enough, and any truck that drives on it drives in the middle of the road.

And yeah, I remember hearing about the worker falling off. I just hate heights, so driving to work over the new new bridge is going to suck... I'm thinking about moving to Mt. P. just so I don't have to go over it to get to work.Progress. Hehe.

[Easy Mac]

I heard a rumor they were going to have to shut down the two bridges for a few days while they lay cement on the new bridge. Any truth to that rumor? It takes me about 10 minutes to get to work now from d'town, but I'd have to go all the way to 526 and back around just to get to work if that happens (I work literally right off the bridges.)

[NoMyths]

I've had to go that way around a couple of times, and you're right--you don't want any part of it if the rumor is true. I'd be somewhat surprised to see it, but could understand the reasons. At the same time, my work takes me in the other direction, so few bridge rumors over here. :)