This article (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2012/apr/02/aizhai-suspension-bridge-china-pictures?newsfeed=true#/?picture=388182014&index=0) has some good photos of the recently opened Aizhai Bridge in Hunan, reportedly the "the world's highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge".
awesome. good to see someone took some excellent photos of it, too.
That worker walking on that beam... classy. The folks at OSHA would be shitting kittens if a photo like that were taken here!
Pretty nice bridge! Very elegant in my opinion.
Quote from: Duke87 on April 19, 2012, 09:25:50 PM
That worker walking on that beam... classy. The folks at OSHA would be shitting kittens if a photo like that were taken here!
Not to sound stupid, but what is OSHA?
Quote from: CentralCAroadgeek on April 19, 2012, 09:40:33 PM
Pretty nice bridge! Very elegant in my opinion.
Quote from: Duke87 on April 19, 2012, 09:25:50 PM
That worker walking on that beam... classy. The folks at OSHA would be shitting kittens if a photo like that were taken here!
Not to sound stupid, but what is OSHA?
It is the 'Occupational Safety and Health Administration', an agency of the USA's federal government (Department of Labor). They have a reputation of being exceedingly anal-retentive, levying big-a** fines for the slightest infractions of the pickiest and most obscure safety rules in industrial workplaces (like a piece of aisle marking tape being slightly misaligned on a floor). At times, they act almost like the broomsticks in the
Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Mike
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Hmm, look at those blue tunnel-cage looking things on the outer edge of the structure. Possibly for pedestrians? There was no sidewalk or anything on the main deck of the bridge.
Anyway, absolutely gorgeous bridge. The design of the bridge towers are what really set it off.
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 27, 2012, 04:32:27 PM
Hmm, look at those blue tunnel-cage looking things on the outer edge of the structure. Possibly for pedestrians? There was no sidewalk or anything on the main deck of the bridge.
Anyway, absolutely gorgeous bridge. The design of the bridge towers are what really set it off.
Just guessing, but to me they don't look big enough for pedestrians. Maybe for utilities -- power lines or pipelines?
Quote from: kkt on May 19, 2012, 01:34:18 AM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 27, 2012, 04:32:27 PM
Hmm, look at those blue tunnel-cage looking things on the outer edge of the structure. Possibly for pedestrians? There was no sidewalk or anything on the main deck of the bridge.
Anyway, absolutely gorgeous bridge. The design of the bridge towers are what really set it off.
Just guessing, but to me they don't look big enough for pedestrians. Maybe for utilities -- power lines or pipelines?
It's China. People are shoter there.
(Ducks for cover)
Quote from: kphoger on May 19, 2012, 11:43:10 AM
Quote from: kkt on May 19, 2012, 01:34:18 AM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 27, 2012, 04:32:27 PM
Hmm, look at those blue tunnel-cage looking things on the outer edge of the structure. Possibly for pedestrians? There was no sidewalk or anything on the main deck of the bridge.
Anyway, absolutely gorgeous bridge. The design of the bridge towers are what really set it off.
Just guessing, but to me they don't look big enough for pedestrians. Maybe for utilities -- power lines or pipelines?
It's China. People are shoter there.
(Ducks for cover)
If you were chinese, you would not need to duck for cover.
Seriously though, that is probably a maintence conduit, for use in inspecting the span, and carrying data across a bridge. I do not see it being used for power since the lines there look a bit wimpy to be carrying anything but bridge power. Possibly a fiber line+bridge power