A Quarter of America's Bridges May Collapse Within 26 Years. We Saw the Whole Thing Coming.www.popularmechanics.comexternal-link voidx ( @voidx@futurology.today ) M Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish • 10 days ago message-square10fedilinkarrow-up181
arrow-up181external-linkA Quarter of America's Bridges May Collapse Within 26 Years. We Saw the Whole Thing Coming.www.popularmechanics.com voidx ( @voidx@futurology.today ) M Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish • 10 days ago message-square10fedilink
minus-square Rentlar ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglish3•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-square GenosseFlosse ( @GenosseFlosse@feddit.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•9 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…