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WOW!!!! He was either flying or that bridge needs to be on the top 100 worst bridges in america!
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^ditto! thats crazy it came down like that just from the stick of the excavator ramming it  always watch for deere when driving  "umm boss, i hope you got enough insurance to cover a railroad bridge and excavator"
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That bridge was definitely not secured! He must have been going quite the speed!
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That 240D can now dig some wicked holes!
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That is going to be one large insurance claim.
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The driver was thoughtful enough to do all of the demolition for them instead of leaving a damaged bridge deck sitting on the support pylons.
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"So boss, I know this might have been somewhat my fault, but at least now you can buy me that new 2012 excavator I've been asking for. Don't forget to buy a new lowboy also. Boss, is that steam coming out of your ears?"
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This sucks! Hope I never be in this situation.
But as in the movie Forrest gum.......sh....tt happens.
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That seems to defy the laws of physics... How can that be possible?
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Most bridges that are a steel beam type just sit on top of the collums. They have enough weight that they typically don't move unless something greater than them move it. For every action there is an equal and opposit reaction. God loves newtons laws.
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Oh and the height of the bridge was 17 foot. Lol what did he have the stick sitting up or what.
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DPD1 wrote:That seems to defy the laws of physics... How can that be possible? There is a lot of inertia in the truck, trailer and 54K lb excavator when it is traveling at 60+ mph. I assume that they will install a new boom and a paint job and then send the excavator off to Ritche Bros. The trailer might be a total loss and I assume that they tractor also suffered damages because of the shock imparted to it when the load hit the bridge. It might need a new driver's seat because of the stains. bigdan45322 wrote:Most bridges that are a steel beam type just sit on top of the collums. They have enough weight that they typically don't move unless something greater than them move it. For every action there is an equal and opposit reaction. God loves newtons laws. In the 3rd picture you can see bolts on the upper left corner of the damaged bridge section that were pulled out of the concrete pier that it was resting on. bigdan45322 wrote:Oh and the height of the bridge was 17 foot. Lol what did he have the stick sitting up or what. I wonder how far from the site the driver managed to travel before he hit this bridge?
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damn, how do you manage to pull the entire friggen bridge down!? like someone said, he was either hauling some major ass or that guy just did the people of that city a HUGE favor!
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cranedude07 wrote:
"umm boss, i hope you got enough insurance to cover a railroad bridge and excavator"
Not to mention the fines from the railway, if it was a frequently used bridge, I know they assess some serious fines if they catch you swinging OVER active rail ways with an excavator, regardless of weather there is traffic on the rails, (in the case I'm familiar with, it was $x,000.00/minute of track obstruction) Cant imagine the fine from the railway for Stopping rail traffic entirely long enough to build a new bridge. the fines alone are likely to be in the high 6 figures...
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Ah I see the bolts now but if they were for any structural support there would have been a lot more damage to the collum that the bridge was resting on.
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no, the bridge is going to sit on a weld plate that is set over some anchor bolts inserted into the concrete, then bolted down.... i realize that the bridge is heavy but no way in f*ck do they just set it on the columns and call it a day, its a railroad bridge, with heavy trains going over it.... not some overpass with the normal car and truck traffic traveling it..... 2 engines sitting on that bridge is over 800k lbs
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