Where and when will the next bridge collapse in America?

[malaise]

How many people will die? How many will be injured?

Is that when infrastructural repairs will begin?

[slackmaster]

1. It will probably be some poor person's shoddy dental work falling out

No serious injuries, no funds or schedule for repair.

[malaise]

2. LOL

:evilgrin:

[Donnachaidh]

3. We just had part of a bridge railing go in Atlanta

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2011/08/gdot-independent-inspectors-to.html

Independent inspectors to find cause of Atl. bridge collapse

It was just the decorative awning, but people were driving and it caused some real problems.

[malaise]

4. I saw that on the news last night

Crazy

[Raschel]

6. We had some concrete fall from a bridge in the Twin Cities but they said meh and it's still open.

[Donnachaidh]

20. same here -- they are in CYA mode right now

Allowing outside contractors to decide if the bridge is safe.

[Raschel]

5. I'm guessing Minnesota again, or a state with extreme temperature swings.

[Ineeda]

7. the History Channel

reruns a documentary every so often, called 'the Crumbling of America' which was created in 2009. You can view at least parts of it on youtube also. Very scary. We're moments away from disaster on multiple levels. Shame on our government for letting our infrastructure fall to ruin.

[malaise]

11. I watched it twice

Shame all most governments everywhere - few give a damn.

[lame54]

14. Shame on them for not taking advantage of it buy putting people to work...

2 problems solved at once

[pipi_k]

8. I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet

in Mass.

At least, in my part of the state. The bridges here are notoriously bad, along with many of the roads.

One very old bridge that connects two cities is finally being repaired. It sees traffic of over 15,000 cars and trucks a day. It was built in 1891.

It closed yesterday and is not expected to reopen until May 2014.

It was in such awful shape I'm surprised it hadn't fallen into the river below it. There are lots of others in similar shape...it's really only a matter of time.

[nebenaube]

9. NY State Throughway...

Yes, it happens on toll roads.

[nevergiveup]

10. I am not sure about structural bridges but

the bridge to the 21st Century collapsed under George W. Bush and the death toll and number of injured is still rising.

[malaise]

12. A profound point

:fistbump:

[lame54]

13. Is this a pool?...

I'll buy a square

[Dappleganger]

15. One day, some really really smart candidate is going to go around the US and document these bridges

and roads and other structures which are on the verge of collapse.

[malaise]

16. Hopefully he/she will be a Democratic politician

My view is that a major bridge/bridges will collapse within the next 10 to 25 days as some city/town will feel the wrath of peak hurricane season.
The real question is where - Gulf Coast or Atlantic coast and who is prepared for the worst.

[Dappleganger]

18. Probably Gulf Coast...

those states won't spend any money on structure.

[Morning Dew]

17. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ( the stimulus)

http://www.google.com/webhp?sa=N&hl=en&tab=lw#hl=en&pq=dinsmore%20northeast%20740%20adams&xhr=t&q=american+recovery+and+reinvestment+act+bridge+project&cp=53&qe=YW1lcmljYW4gcmVjb3ZlcnkgYW5kIHJlaW52ZXN0bWVudCBhY3QgYnJpZGdlIHByb2plY3Q&qesig=UlB0JsT5SfQNcLw9cuhgnw&pkc=AFgZ2tn1ReZv028eW8LWNRwC5LsZRtjeL9i6cfhlSjtMOoduLTP_MKJMMeByOKfUZubQhlfW_N5LBoEhxK16WwDklq6bOa4QLg&pf=p&sclient=psy&site=webhp&source=hp&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=american+recovery+and+reinvestment+act+bridge+project&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=cfb64950d74292be&biw=1440&bih=795

[Zax2me]

19. Infrastructure was a selling point of last stimulus. So -

Did the hundreds of billions go somewhere else?
If so, we need to go back to 2009/2010 and find the ones who fucked up. Hold them accountable.

[qb]

21. The American Society of Civil Engineers has published an infrastructure report card for decades.

http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/
Our Infrastructure GPA is a D.

This has been reported here and there in the media, but is largely ignored (The problem is just too huge & expensive to take on).

Someone should start a "Dead Pool" on the worst bridges. Soulless investors trying to cash in on the next bridge disaster might draw some attention to the crisis.

[dtexdem]

22. And will it happen in the middle of a tournament?

But why so much worry about a card game? ;-)

[dembotoz]

23. stimulus was supposed to fix some of that.

so it would be hard to say because some work has been done.

just so i am not on it.

guess would be upper midwest states like mn or wis.

temp extremes and lots of salt in the winters.


Michigan????
They have been broke perhaps the longest--would assume lots of deferred repairs.

[Javaman]

24. The bridge between the poor and social programs. nt