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Showing Original Post only (View all)FIU Bridge - What's missing from this picture [View all]
They put up the central span, and opened the street to traffic:
The completed bridge is supposed to look like this:
Genius.
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I agree. That suspension feature was highly engineered for just a cosmetic structure....
marble falls
Mar 2018
#18
Weather down there has been miserable. Concrete curing could definately be an issue.
haele
Mar 2018
#16
Sure doesn't look like this innovative installation method reduced the risk for people
LisaL
Mar 2018
#43
City of Miami? Republican run? County? Who is responsible? Lawsuits galore
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#26
+1 - And I still am angry that he trolled a HS student who has lost friends due to violence
Lucinda
Mar 2018
#48
shoulda gone to peru and hired some rope bridge builders. those things can be awesome strong nt
msongs
Mar 2018
#29
Without the span on the other side of the central support, those cables couldn't take much weight
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2018
#40
An engineer said that was notable; he suggested it was for aesthetic reasons
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2018
#58