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Edward64
03-15-2018, 03:35 PM
Holy crap.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/no-it-can-t-be-witnesses-describe-horror-florida-bridge-n857076
Witnesses said it sounded like a bang or an explosion.

A 950-ton pedestrian walkway near a Florida university collapsed on a sunny Thursday afternoon, crushing cars and killing several people, according to officials.

"All of the sudden you hear a loud bang," Jose Mejia, who was having coffee with city officials and police when the bridge near Florida International University's campus gave way, told MSNBC.

"And I looked to one of the command staff and said, ‘Oh my God!’ then they looked at me and they said 'the bridge’ — I say, ‘no, it can’t be!’” Mejia said. “And one of them runs to grab their radio and sure enough, it's the bridge. And at that point we all ran and it was just a horrible scene."

At least 20 cars were crushed, he said, although police only said that multiple vehicles were struck. Authorities confirmed several fatalities.

molson
03-15-2018, 03:43 PM
They just put the bridge in on Saturday (in 4 hours - some kind of modern bridge-building technology that FIU pioneers), but wasn't scheduled to be completed until next year.

I'm not civil engineer, but the finished project images show a supporting column in the middle that wasn't there yet at the time of collapse. I mean, that seems a little obvious, but, there's also a bridge in the middle of the road so I don't know.

It was also the first bridge in history to be created "entirely of self-cleaning concrete."

First-of-its-kind pedestrian bridge “swings” into place – Miami's Community News (http://communitynewspapers.com/florida-international-university/first-of-its-kind-pedestrian-bridge-swings-into-place/)

JonInMiddleGA
03-15-2018, 04:05 PM
Great find Molson, #props.

MrBug708
03-15-2018, 04:10 PM
$$$

stevew
03-15-2018, 05:08 PM
Oh god, this reminds me of this bridge they replaced in the PA turnpike in 2 days. Seems to be similar technology.

https://www.paturnpike.com/travel/accelerated_bridge_construction.aspx

Edward64
03-15-2018, 05:29 PM
$$$

Be interested in reading the analysis of what went wrong and who is accountable.