Do we have any bridge experts on here? 😳

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I’m no expert, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.🤣

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The split at the top, is an intentional explanation joint... that's suppose to be there. The broken concrete and exposed rebar though.... that's a concern for sure...

Politicians watch this video and say to themselves, we should send Ukraine and Israel billions of dollars.

Bridge expert here the gaps an expansion joint

“Split” is actually a seam and by design. The rebar on the other hand, yeah that’s fucked 😂

For those wondering, the bridge has 312 days, 6 hours, and 27 minutes left.

you mean to tell me that Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill didn’t get this fixed?! Color me shocked.

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As a bridge engineer...

De-icing salts on the road have leached through the expansion joint and attacked the concrete below causing spalling, de-lamination, and corrosion of the rebar. Common problem.

it could have a new coat of paint

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The bridge will withstand

That “split there on the top” is called expansion joint lol

Just lift your feet when you drive over it

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I’m a Bridge Expert. But my forte is in Spades and I also have a lot of experience in Pinochle. That “crack” is an expansion joint. Without it the bridge would definitely crack and crumble in all the wrong places and certainly collapse. That column does need replacement though.

Best friend since grade school works for DOT as bridge engineer. If you truly knew how many bridges are in some level of deficiency, you wouldn't want to drive.......

As a bridge engineer, I made a detailed post about this video on my profile.

Bridge expert here. Bridge is fucked.

its not going to collapse tomorrow but it does need attention

Don’t worry! If the dripping continues long enough, we’ll get a natural stalactite–stalagmite combo holding the bridge up. Nature always finds a way.

A bit of spackle will clear that up

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Concrete structures don't generally fail catastrophically without some warning, and by warning I mean cracking. The column is clearly failing, most likely from freeze thaw or salt or it was constructed poorly to begin with. The column is in non-compliance with bridge design standards and needs to be repaired, but it's probably not in danger of collapsing at this point. There will be a lot more cracking before the bridge is in danger of failing, but if that deterioration continues the bridge will eventually be condemned.

I'm not a bridge expert (engineer), but I helped out on bridge inspections for 3 years, so perhaps I'm slightly more experty than some. The gap is an expansion joint. The pier has significant scaling and spalling which is concerning. Every bridge in the US over 20 feet is inspected at least once every two years. Bridges with restrictions (i.e. 20T limit or one-lane bridge) are inspected yearly. The chances are extremely high that this has already been noted, evaluated, and computer-modeled by an engineer. If failure was imminent, or if the bridge was determined to lack sufficient capacity, the inspecting engineer can order a shutdown of the bridge. It happens regularly. It's because of these inspection practices that so few bridges ever collapse in the USA.

It’s not “split” they poured them in two different pads to account for the shifting of the ground and movement. If it was just one piece it would be under more stress and it wouldn’t give with the movement. This guy is an actual idiot man. Holy shit

I’m no expert but I did save a tonne of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico

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Looks good. Send it.

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Structural guy here. Do not be concerned. Bridge columns molt once a decade to shed old concrete and grow a new coat, a gradual process that usually happens after the breeding season. This molt is essential for a healthy, insulated, and waterproof coat of concrete.

The crack at the top is an expansion joint so it can expand and contract as the temperature changes, just because there is a little crumbling it’s not gonna collapse.

We can’t fix our broken infrastructure because there’s a transgender prostitute in Zimbabwe who needs condoms!!!

Outside column. Expansion joint. Right where the most movement happens, and heaviest amount of water intrudes. It could be many years, but definitely in need of repair. Spalling like that occurs when water+oxygen penetrates cracks in the concrete and rusts the rebar. Rusting rebar expands, which cracks the concrete worse, and if not addressed can degrade at an exponential rate like this. Because all of those columns and beams work as a system, I doubt the bridge is going to experience a catastrophic failure, but under the right conditions/load, I wouldn’t be surprised to see an inch or two drop on the bridges surface one day. Probably a $200k repair

Bridge expert here. The bridge is fucked because American politicians keep sending all the taxpayer money to Israel instead of fixing infrastructure or supporting the American people 👍🏼

the split is a control joint, but the water damage does need addressing.

Should be fine because there’s 3 other pillars that are holding it up

Head butt the support, if it wobbles it's dodgy.

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