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Originally Posted by Metro-One
 Building a two lane bridge of that scale at the time shows no sense of foresight. |
It was 1937. IT was a huge feat at the time... and those two lanes were likely built to be expanded to 4 lanes. Cars travelled slower, it was built around the great depression, people didn't travel or commute like they do now. It would be hard to have that much foresight to see the changes that happened. Bridges before that time lasted a LOT longer before needing to be widened.
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Originally Posted by deasine
Oh my we have to replace the wooden section? And we are building another one soon? =O
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Ironically, it may save money. That section was due to be replaced soon to keep the bridge operational until the bridge's replacement. Without the need to throttle traffic and close lanes down during replacement of that section, work will likely proceed more quickly and more efficiently. That's my guess, anyhow.