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"Delicate" probably depends on perspective

LJ — 12/14/2004 8:47:56 PM (archived)

Having driven over this bridge many times, I can attest that, though it looks delicate from a distance, those cable close up are anything but.

The Alex Fraser Bridge carries six lanes of traffic, and was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world from 1986 when it opened to 1991. It is still the longest cable-stayed span in the Americas. The bridge was built in 27 months and had the lowest cost per unit of deck area of this type of structure in the world. The project won several design awards.

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• The Millau viaduct is being inaugurated today - Raoul - 12/14/2004 8:17:29 AM
  • Sounds pretty bad, if this is true. - David F Mayer - 12/14/2004 5:12:08 PM
    • re: Guaranteed for 120 years - Raoul - 12/14/2004 7:13:27 PM
      • Who enforces a '120 year' guarantee? - ebnelson - 12/15/2004 3:49:13 PM
      • "Guaranteed for 120 years", but suppose that the thing collapses. What will happen? There will be rounds of finger-pointing and wimpering and wringing and nothing will be done. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 12/14/2004 9:02:32 PM
        • re: I know, I know..... - Raoul - 12/14/2004 10:30:06 PM
          • You wrote: "I already made up my mind about who you are, anyway. And I"m not the only one. " - David F Mayer - 12/16/2004 2:26:00 PM
        • DAVID!!!!!!!! - Tony - 12/14/2004 9:56:07 PM
    • Not really... - Tom Brosz - 12/14/2004 5:45:04 PM
      • We shall see. If the word "delicate" is appropriate, then the bridge is probably not strong enough. Only time will tell. - David F Mayer - 12/14/2004 6:23:19 PM
        • Gothic flying buttresses are called "delicate" too. - Mary Anne - 12/15/2004 12:55:52 AM
          • re: Gothic flying buttresses - Tom Brosz - 12/15/2004 4:10:57 AM
        • "Delicate" probably depends on perspective - LJ - 12/14/2004 8:47:56 PM
  • A spectacular feat of engineering! Points for France on this one. - Tom Brosz - 12/14/2004 4:29:04 PM
    • Sure beats Boston's Big Dig - p - 12/14/2004 8:33:58 PM
    • re: The bridge - Raoul - 12/14/2004 4:42:01 PM