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chillfactor

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40. thank you for the link....

Thu May 23, 2013, 11:40 PM

May 2013

the pictures are spectacular..people sitting on top of their vehicles

thank goodness it doesn't look to be as horrible as the bridge collapse in Minnesota

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Here we go again: I-5 bridge over Skagit River (Washington) collapses; cars in water [View all] Brickbat May 2013 OP

k&r... spanone May 2013 #1

Damn!! If only they could shoot it. nt kelliekat44 May 2013 #89

Photo at this link: Brickbat May 2013 #2

image not found BainsBane May 2013 #3

It's there. nt woo me with science May 2013 #4

Yeah, I was wrestling with the link. Brickbat May 2013 #5

That's awful BainsBane May 2013 #12

Congress will only do its job if there are big bucks in it for them! n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #16

But, um, TAXES!! We can't go around paying for shit that we can't see, like bridge maintenance. arcane1 May 2013 #22

It is major bridge going from Seattle to Bellingham. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #38

Busy enough pokerfan May 2013 #48

Sounds like this was caused by an oversize load hitting the bridge madokie May 2013 #67

That shouldn't take out a bridge BainsBane May 2013 #68

bullshit madokie May 2013 #69

So you don't know? BainsBane May 2013 #70

Know what? madokie May 2013 #72

a comment is not a rant BainsBane May 2013 #94

the bridge was built in the 50s, with a supposed life-span of about 50 years, sufficiency rating = HiPointDem May 2013 #75

Each section is a unit madokie May 2013 #77

DOT rep didn't know the last time it was inspected. I don't have the knowledge to debate on HiPointDem May 2013 #80

We're not talking about the member that is designed to take a vehicle hitting it madokie May 2013 #83

That's what I discovered earlier malaise May 2013 #85

No doubt about that madokie May 2013 #87

It's I-5. It's the major north-south route. It's *very* busy. HiPointDem May 2013 #73

Contrast that with the I-35 bridge BainsBane May 2013 #74

where'd you get the idea only two cars were on the bridge? Three cars went in the water, and HiPointDem May 2013 #76

I read it somewhere BainsBane May 2013 #88

well, they got it wrong. HiPointDem May 2013 #90

How are people doing? BainsBane May 2013 #91

no one was killed that i heard of. amazingly. HiPointDem May 2013 #92

I'm glad to hear that BainsBane May 2013 #93

... CatWoman May 2013 #32

Thanks, what an awful thing BainsBane May 2013 #35

thank you for the link.... chillfactor May 2013 #40

OMG. nt DesertFlower May 2013 #7

This is above us about an hour rustydog May 2013 #6

I just emailed my family up there.. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #24

bridge looks really old dembotoz May 2013 #8

They just said it was build in 1955 arikara May 2013 #18

infrastructure - invest in the future - damn it!!!!! hollysmom May 2013 #9

Damn it all to hell. woo me with science May 2013 #10

+10000!! FirstLight May 2013 #13

This^^^ +1000000 opiate69 May 2013 #14

^^^^^ Rec this post! ^^^^^ nt Ilsa May 2013 #19

Until we kick the entranced out of office. People are RKP5637 May 2013 #20

"HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO TOLERATE THIEVES AND WARMONGERS????????????" kentuck May 2013 #28

Thieves and warmongers, you mean Republicans I'm sure. xtraxritical May 2013 #60

What you said. How long? nolabear May 2013 #36

OMG!!! Why do you support terrorists? nt Bonobo May 2013 #46

Or Apple, GE, Exxon, etc. not paying taxes? nt SCVDem May 2013 #49

plus a million Quantess May 2013 #71

OMG hunter May 2013 #11

Good page of pics, here: dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #39

WTF? Aren't bridges inspected regularly, and deemed safe? Skip Intro May 2013 #15

Depends on what you mean by "regularly." Brickbat May 2013 #17

You'd assume as regularly as needed to ensure the bridge's integrity Skip Intro May 2013 #23

I was working at a daily newspaper during the collapse of the Minnesota bridge. Brickbat May 2013 #25

well, thanks bart. not. dot doesn't keep records of bridge inspections? what.the.fuck. HiPointDem May 2013 #29

I drive over one that was rated 1 out of 100. MissB May 2013 #53

An oversized vehicle took it out. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #58

What country do you think you are living in? n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #66

There's no money for infrastructure upkeep--the military industrial complex needed it Arugula Latte May 2013 #21

+10000 woo me with science May 2013 #26

All money goes for kill power in MIC USA, Inc. n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #27

this is what happens when we spend on gopiscrap May 2013 #30

OH F*CK. Damn damn damn Matariki May 2013 #31

My money is on the driver of the oversized load. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #59

It's 2013. wickerwoman May 2013 #79

Well, most oversized loads require a team of people. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #81

Link with photo. Matariki May 2013 #33

Just north of me. Just now live pictures. Damndamndamn. nolabear May 2013 #34

And Memorial Day Weekend coming up. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #44

Gorgeous drive. But it sends a shiver up my spine. Commerce is going to suffer too. nolabear May 2013 #45

Yep, every three day summer weekend customerserviceguy May 2013 #82

I was on Whidbey during that Hood Canal Bridge incident. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #84

K&R summerschild May 2013 #37

Hope everyone is okay! madamesilverspurs May 2013 #41

bridge termed "functionally obsolete" in 2010 -- Seattle Times grasswire May 2013 #42

Coast Guard helicopter on scene now, looking for any others in water. grasswire May 2013 #43

"Functionally obsolete" doesnt mean unsafe. I think you will find that a truck damaged the bridge rhett o rick May 2013 #50

This is an important point pokerfan May 2013 #57

Hey grasswire...thanks for that link to NWCN! dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #86

NWCN reporting that a truck struck the bridge pokerfan May 2013 #47

Will be interesting when more is known and events unfold, dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #51

If the trusses are damaged, that could do it pokerfan May 2013 #55

WSDOT confirms oversized load did strike the bridge before it collapsed pokerfan May 2013 #52

who could have predicted an oversized load gone bad on a highway?... ZRT2209 May 2013 #63

Live stream Sedona May 2013 #54

From the link in post #2... cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #56

Time to tax the assholes upi402 May 2013 #61

oligarchy, plutocracy ZRT2209 May 2013 #64

in 2009, Mount Vernon mayor gave Glenn Beck key to city, amid many protests ZRT2209 May 2013 #62

Glenn Beck Day pokerfan May 2013 #65

Description at link of oversize truck striking bridge beams, tipping up, coming down... Hekate May 2013 #78