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Re: OT: Baltimore bridge replacment

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by: Nomen Nescio - Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:41 UTC

On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:49:59 +0000, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>On 26/03/2024 16:38, Pancho wrote:
>> On 26/03/2024 16:18, Andy Burns wrote:
>>> Tim+ wrote:
>>>
>>>> There’s already talk of replacing the bridge (which was undoubtably an
>>>> elegant structure), but surely at the mouth of a very busy shipping
>>>> port a
>>>> tunnel would make much more sense?
>>>
>>> Or build some sort of island surrounding the supports?
>>
>> Which raises the question, are British bridges vulnerable to similar
>> events?
>>
>> Are any UK container ports upstream of bridges? Are the boats that do go
>> under major bridges big enough to destroy them?
>
>We only have a few big estuaries. The Severn is probably the biggest
>with the M4 going over it.
>
>But I dont believe it has piers in the navigable channel

No, it was taking in no white Phosphrous. It needs some.

The faster I go, the behinder I get. -- Lewis Carroll

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