voidx@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 10 days agoA Quarter of America's Bridges May Collapse Within 26 Years. We Saw the Whole Thing Coming.www.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down16cross-posted to: news@hexbear.netusaus_news@lemmygrad.ml
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minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·10 days 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-squareGenosseFlosse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days 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…