Evidently this bridge was designed to handle hazardous loads that would be
an issue in the Baltimore tunnels. Dumb question...with that in mind why did they not construct large bollards maybe 100 yards or so in front of the support piers? Sure...a little more cost, but nothing compared to no bridge for years.
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I haven't heard this mentioned but in hindsight tug boats should have been
-- IB4TECH
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:21 AM ET
IB4TECH
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03/28/24 11:21 AM ET
I was very surprised they AREN'T tugged out past the bridge into open->
-- HOKIERIT
Mar 28, 2024 at 07:06 PM ET
HOKIERIT
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03/28/24 07:06 PM ET
I expect that a tug requirement will be one of the things that ...
-- Hokie in CT
Mar 28, 2024 at 06:14 PM ET
Hokie in CT
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03/28/24 06:14 PM ET
Also read that there should have been bumpers on the bridge pilings
-- Vienna_Hokie
Mar 28, 2024 at 03:28 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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03/28/24 03:28 PM ET
pylons to guard the bridge pylons**
-- HokieDan95
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:20 PM ET
HokieDan95
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03/28/24 12:20 PM ET
apparently not uncommon there for tugs to pull away once the ships get in
-- BRVT
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:29 AM ET
BRVT
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03/28/24 11:29 AM ET
which is why they have harbor pilots
-- Vienna_Hokie
Mar 28, 2024 at 02:54 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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03/28/24 02:54 PM ET
i spent a summer working tug life, it takes an interesting breed
-- BRVT
Mar 28, 2024 at 03:01 PM ET
BRVT
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03/28/24 03:01 PM ET
Evidently this bridge was designed to handle hazardous loads that would be
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-- Tuckahokie
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:28 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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03/28/24 11:28 AM ET
If you look at the pics, there is one on each side of each piling
-- Vienna_Hokie
Mar 28, 2024 at 03:37 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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03/28/24 03:37 PM ET
I think it would probably take too many bollards to stop a ship that size
-- Synaesthesia
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:58 AM ET
Synaesthesia
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03/28/24 11:58 AM ET
200 million tons. That's a lot of bollards**
-- MAHokie69
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:54 PM ET
MAHokie69
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03/28/24 12:54 PM ET