voidx@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 months agoA Quarter of America's Bridges May Collapse Within 26 Years. We Saw the Whole Thing Coming.www.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down18cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkA Quarter of America's Bridges May Collapse Within 26 Years. We Saw the Whole Thing Coming.www.popularmechanics.comvoidx@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·3 months agoTear down the highway bridges, build rail bridges or mixed use bridges. Easy. Those things have lasted a ridiculously long time, and many railway trestle approaches made of timber from the late 19th century are still standing and operational.
minus-squareGenosseFlosselinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoThey won’t carry modern high speed trains…
Tear down the highway bridges, build rail bridges or mixed use bridges. Easy. Those things have lasted a ridiculously long time, and many railway trestle approaches made of timber from the late 19th century are still standing and operational.
They won’t carry modern high speed trains…