Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[kphoger]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

The Francis Scott Key Bridge was exemplary in this regard.  As Scott Kozel has pointed out, the bridge's design recently limited highway travel across it quite a bit.

[GaryV]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

A tunnel.

[Big John]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

wooden plank footbridge

[kphoger]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

~ or ~

[jlam]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

Stepping stones

[I-55]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

"Ask me the questions bridge keeper, I'm not afraid"

[LilianaUwU]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

Obviously it's cable stayed. That's why every single city makes it their flagship bridge, and it's totally not because of unoriginality or anything.

[kphoger]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

Something like these is usually best:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Outsunny-7-ft-Metal-Arch-Garden-Bridge-with-Safety-Siderails-Decorative-Arc-Footbridge-844-774V00BN/329731019

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Kinbor-8ft-Outdoor-Metal-Garden-Bridge-Garden-Arch-Footbridge-with-2-Safety-Patterned-Siderails-Black/1231921767

[Kulerage]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

[kphoger]

And now it pleases me that a 'floating bridge' is both a highway thing and a music thing.

[kphoger]

2025-09-02: What cities/towns/villages/communities need a 16-lane 85 MPH interstate bypass the most?

Lockhart, TX.

As it is, the 85 MPH bypass isn't an Interstate, and it's only eight lanes.  We can do better!  I say we designated it as I-835, and make both the mainline and frontage roadways four lanes each.

[Henry]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

I believe Alex calls it a sign bridge:

[Mapmikey]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

Natural bridges.  Natural arches are included for this purpose.

Saves a ton on construction costs. Unfortunately this reduces most limited access highway corridors to remote areas of Utah.

[1995hoo]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

One that goes too far.

[TheCatalyst31]

9-4-25:  What is the best type of bridge design to facilitate limited access highway travel?

A drawbridge, but you leave it half open all the time.

[kphoger]

05 SEP 2025

Explain the difference:

[jlam]

05 SEP 2025

Explain the difference:

Both are signs for camel crossings, but the top is for one-hump camels and the bottom is for two-humpers.

[I-55]

05 SEP 2025

Explain the difference:

Elevation: 3'

Elevation: 4'

[1995hoo]

05 SEP 2025

Explain the difference:

....

The sign on the left is warning you to use caution because you may encounter pregnant women. The sign on the right is warning you to keep your eyes on the road instead of staring at well-endowed women.

[kphoger]

The sign on the left is warning you to use caution because you may encounter pregnant women. The sign on the right is warning you to keep your eyes on the road instead of staring at well-endowed women.

In many cases, those would be the same women.  I wonder if they ever post the signs together.

Also...  I now realize that, if the one on the right is a view of a woman's breasts from her own perspective looking down, then the one on the left is a view of a man's beer gut from his own perspective looking down.  Of course, that's not road-related...

[Mapmikey]

05 SEP 2025

Explain the difference:

These are for households:

First one is a warning sign for your kid's pet guinea pig.

The second is a warning sign that Legos are on the floor.

[kphoger]

These are for households

Interesting.  I'd never heard of household-specific warning signs before.

[Max Rockatansky]

05 SEP 2025

Explain the difference:

One big boob versus a pair of regular sized boobs.

[kphoger]

LEFT:  warning - blinding sunrise/sunset

RIGHT:  warning - rutted pavement may contribute to hydroplaning

05 SEP 2025

Explain the difference:

[Mapmikey]

These are for households

Interesting.  I'd never heard of household-specific warning signs before.

When I was 5 I used to put route and destination signage up in our apartment hall where each doorway was an intersection.  I pretended the hallway was US 52-78 in the Charleston SC area.

If household warning signs are too far outside the box, these could be in South Florida- one is a satiated snake crossing and the other is an alligator crossing.