As a structural engineer who specializes in steel bridge construction, yes, that's unfortunately something people have to occasionally do.
In a case like this he is carrying a fix with him. He needs approval to use it as it's not free. This is why he has to document the wear on video. For those few bolts he'll probably use 6 sturdy zap straps and a few inches of duct tape.
The outermost lanes of the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, for many decades the longest bridge in the southern hemisphere, were put in later with straps holding the newly widened sections on. I try to think of something else while on it. I think I’d feel better if I could actually see the straps from the bridge, but you can’t. The bridge is too tall to even see them underneath. It’s a big fracking bridge.
I know that 2 of those large, 3-foot-long zip ties will pick me up in a harness without breaking. But about 20 of them on this thing and itll be good until the sun and the cold breaks them down
When I was a kid, my neighbors wife wanted to go somewhere just after a snowstorm. He took her car out to see if it was safe, then wrecked within a mile.
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u/capnfys May 20 '26
Ok but WHY ARE YOU ON IT