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Title: Septic Truck breaks private bridge in NJ
Post by: SteveG1988 on April 05, 2014, 04:31:31 PM
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/04/04/septic-truck-stuck-on-wooden-bridge-in-burlington-county/
Title: Re: Septic Truck breaks private bridge in NJ
Post by: Zeffy on April 05, 2014, 04:40:58 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on April 05, 2014, 04:31:31 PM
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/04/04/septic-truck-stuck-on-wooden-bridge-in-burlington-county/

Wait... is the bridge even equipped to allow cars to travel over it? It doesn't look like there are any signs to restrict use of the bridge. Although, apparently it's a privately owned bridge.
Title: Re: Septic Truck breaks private bridge in NJ
Post by: SteveG1988 on April 05, 2014, 07:27:45 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on April 05, 2014, 04:40:58 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on April 05, 2014, 04:31:31 PM
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/04/04/septic-truck-stuck-on-wooden-bridge-in-burlington-county/

Wait... is the bridge even equipped to allow cars to travel over it? It doesn't look like there are any signs to restrict use of the bridge. Although, apparently it's a privately owned bridge.

last time i was by there, a fence was around it to prevent access, but did not appear to actually be locked.

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Title: Re: Septic Truck breaks private bridge in NJ
Post by: Jardine on April 05, 2014, 09:17:19 PM
Some county bridges in my rural area (SW Iowa) are weight limited due to deck concerns, not the actual structural strength of the bridge. 

Planks are sturdy for decades, but you get to the point where time and the elements have taken their toll.  Some bridges have been tarred and asphalted over the planks, and then it can be even more difficult to determine how decrepit the planks are getting.

Title: Re: Septic Truck breaks private bridge in NJ
Post by: SteveG1988 on April 06, 2014, 12:52:24 AM
Quote from: Jardine on April 05, 2014, 09:17:19 PM
Some county bridges in my rural area (SW Iowa) are weight limited due to deck concerns, not the actual structural strength of the bridge. 

Planks are sturdy for decades, but you get to the point where time and the elements have taken their toll.  Some bridges have been tarred and asphalted over the planks, and then it can be even more difficult to determine how decrepit the planks are getting.



From the video it sounded like the woman who lives on the island has not had the truck out there for years, that may mean that maintence on the bridge stopped after a while.
Title: Re: Septic Truck breaks private bridge in NJ
Post by: triplemultiplex on April 28, 2014, 11:57:02 PM
What a shitty situation.
Title: Re: Septic Truck breaks private bridge in NJ
Post by: Brandon on April 29, 2014, 03:13:09 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on April 05, 2014, 04:31:31 PM
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/04/04/septic-truck-stuck-on-wooden-bridge-in-burlington-county/

I guess the bridge was a turd.
Title: Re: Septic Truck breaks private bridge in NJ
Post by: formulanone on April 29, 2014, 03:47:47 PM
Any damage to the bridge peers?
Title: Re: Septic Truck breaks private bridge in NJ
Post by: Pete from Boston on April 29, 2014, 04:17:18 PM

Quote from: formulanone on April 29, 2014, 03:47:47 PM
Any damage to the bridge peers?

That bridge was peerless.
Title: Re: Septic Truck breaks private bridge in NJ
Post by: SteveG1988 on April 30, 2014, 01:27:47 PM
I have not seen any updates, but from the photos looks like no pier damage


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