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  1. 01-12-2016, 02:22 AM #21
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    Ice bridge, eh'. When I was in New Brunswick we built one...☺
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    Yea, a desperation move for sure. I had heard that you southerners were having to deal with a snap freeze situation. Not fun at all I am sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
    Geeze... don't I get any credit for being a Winnipegger in exile?
    Pretty much goes without saying?
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    Lol, we just opened a winter road. So no bridges any more... Till April.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bekk View Post
    Lol, we just opened a winter road. So no bridges any more... Till April.
    Yea, but can you skate at the Forks yet in the Peg? Aren't those winter roads are a bit late opening this year?

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    At the forks? Absolutely not! The water still running, but southern winter road (Bloodvein - Poplar River) was opened (not for heavy traffic yet). It will take up to 2 week to confirm the ice thickness and determinate the weight limit on ice crossings.
    Regarding the schedule, southern usually opened in second week of January, but northern winter road was delayed for the 2 weeks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thug View Post
    One would have thought that engineers would have taken the extreme cold into account when designing the bridge. Obviously not.
    They where used to the brutally cold winters at home...Spain...
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    This give a pretty good idea of the volume and value of goods transported over that bridge in 1 day. The numbers are from 3 years ago so it is likely that they are higher today.

    Nipigon River Bridge: By the numbers - Canada - CBC News

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    Quote Originally Posted by MattCB View Post
    I'm assuming there was some other factors at play as well. I frequently use the Tacoma Narrows bridge that tore itself apart in 1940 due to it establishing a resonance with the wind ( very windy area). Long story short the bridge started to ripple and tore itself apart.

    Good video here:

    I've always liked this video, crazy how much play is in that structure before it gives.
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    Thing that kills me is this . . . who thought it would be a good idea to start demolishing the OLD bridge? I mean, why take it down at all? Keep it in case, oh I don't know . . . the new one fails? Or maybe there's an accident and you alternate access over the river?
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