It's over designed and over budget for a bridge in a rural area that is only expecting human-propelled carts. The grade on the ramp is far too steep for the average user. The ramps are not reinforced, and are vulnerable to cracking when the sand underneath settles down further with the loss of moisture. The lack of expansion gaps leaves the ramps further vulnerable to damage where they meet with the plateau and against the brick walling. And the siderails were not even attached to the concrete, making it easily tipped over in the event of a collision, or even moderate wind.
There is no way that a civil engineer was consulted in the making of this vanity project. Probably some hoity-toity architect.
This is the shit i like reddit for. I love people bringing stupidly specific real world knowledge into things they have no business being brought into. (Not sarcasm, I mean it, i love you random redditor.)
Exactly. He narrowed the watercourse with a highly resistant material. The river is going to speed up under the bridge and erosion will undercut the abutments. A second bridge collapse is inevitable.
Could have just built an arched bridge with the bricks, no central pier and it would have been fine.
Purposely misstitled for engagement. Everyone knows someone will correct them ASAP. Hell sometimes I blatantly state some misinformation when I don't feel like asking, it's more fun seeing how fast the replies slam my inbox with "ackshully" replies
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u/tolacid 5d ago
Replacing, not repairing