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A new pedestrian bridge scheduled to open near the campus of Florida International University collapsed Thursday, with officials confirming multiple fatalities.
Chopper 6 is over the scene, where at least two people could be seen taken to ambulances while others were being treated by rescue crews, while at least two cars could be seen pinned by massive slabs of concrete
originally posted by: skywatcher44
a reply to: silo13
www.nbcmiami.com...
Fate can be such a tragedy..
originally posted by: TonyS
a reply to: rickymouse
A Cheerleader went rogue?
Kidding right?
No one was in the truck I think.
originally posted by: Krakatoa
Looking at the current news coverage, and some of the photos and "artist renditions" of the design for the finished projectt, it seems the vertical support structure (looking like a ships mast with lines down to the flat segments) was not installed yet. If I am mistaken, perhaps someone in the area can confirm or deny this assumption on my part?
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If so, then this should never have been installed without additional (temporary) vertical supports until that all important superstructure was installed.
originally posted by: eNumbra
originally posted by: Krakatoa
Looking at the current news coverage, and some of the photos and "artist renditions" of the design for the finished projectt, it seems the vertical support structure (looking like a ships mast with lines down to the flat segments) was not installed yet. If I am mistaken, perhaps someone in the area can confirm or deny this assumption on my part?
source
If so, then this should never have been installed without additional (temporary) vertical supports until that all important superstructure was installed.
So a suspension bridge? And they built the support structure last?
That’s some serious lowest bidder # if true.
originally posted by: Krakatoa
originally posted by: eNumbra
originally posted by: Krakatoa
Looking at the current news coverage, and some of the photos and "artist renditions" of the design for the finished projectt, it seems the vertical support structure (looking like a ships mast with lines down to the flat segments) was not installed yet. If I am mistaken, perhaps someone in the area can confirm or deny this assumption on my part?
source
If so, then this should never have been installed without additional (temporary) vertical supports until that all important superstructure was installed.
So a suspension bridge? And they built the support structure last?
That’s some serious lowest bidder # if true.
That's what it looks like to me. They placed the bridge deck over the road first over last weekend. But, the suspension superstructure looks like it is not there. Even in the photos of the collapsed bridge, you can see the suspension cable mounts on the top of the roof with nothing attached at all.