bridge collapse

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...ash-river?lite


'The 1,112-foot steel truss bridge, built in 1955, was described by the Washington State Department of Transportation, after an inspection in August 2010, as "somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is."'


everyone remembers the bridge collapse a few years ago in minnesota. there are thousands of bridges and overpasses in this country needing replacing, that are in sorry shape-and are carrying a lot more traffic than what they were intended to carry.
infrastructure should be a major focus, and should have been a huge part of the many 'stimulus' packages passed.

Totally agree, but it's going to take a nation accepting that our current low tax burden is not sustainable, and a major shift in priorities, likely from Defense to infrastructure.

To which I say, yeah, fat chance THAT ever happens. Too bad; it would create a lot of work for people.