West Virginia Bridge Collapse

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Kipper

This electric utility vehicle was too tall for the eighty year old bridge. Well pictures tell more. :eek:

SORRY can not get the pictures to load! :blink:

OMG! It was in Dickson, West Virginia. I will figure this out.

 
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The truck was 9' 4", 14,000 lbs. I believe the 80 year old bridge was rated for 3 tons. This was on Moore Road, across Twelve Pole Creek.

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I think what happened was the overheight truck hit the height restriction bar that was attached to the truss end posts. After the end posts gave way, the bridge hit the water.

 
I think what happened was the overheight truck hit the height restriction bar that was attached to the truss end posts. After the end posts gave way, the bridge hit the water.
Yeah because a 3 ton bridge usually rates for more than 7 tons. You dont want to cut it that close. However, you knock out any part of that truss and hell breaks loose.

 
Speaking of,

Peter? Was that one of yours? I dont know what district it was in.

 

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