More December news
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
- Jeremy Ruble reports that the Bluff Hall Bridge south of Quincy, Illinois, is closed and might be replaced by a culvert soon. This bridge sits right next to a state highway bridge, so I don't understand the need to replace it.
- Steve Anderson sends word that the Berry Road Bridge north of Bonne Terre, Missouri, is closed to traffic. This is another bridge that sits next to a state highway and doesn't deserve to have so much money spent replacing it.
- It's been 40 years since the collapse of the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
- The Dysart Bridge in Pennsylvania collapsed recently under the weight of a snowplow. This will undoubtedly give Pennsylvania even more reason to demolish historic bridges.
- The Tenth Street Bridge in Great Falls, Montana, has been refurbished for pedestrian use, complete with a spectacular lighting system.
- The McKinley Bridge in St. Louis is finally open to traffic.
- Nathan Holth says that "Google makes getting out of my chair pointless." Google Maps recently added Pittsburgh -- and its many bridges -- to the list of cities that you can browse from a street-level perspective. Click on "Street View" and select any road or bridge outlined in blue, and Google will give you a driver's eye view, down to the last rivet.