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vbaron 02-08-2011 06:07 AM

Three questions
 
Found this on one of our internal work forums:

Question # 1:
How much does a house weigh?

Question # 2:
How much weight can a rural two-lane bridge Hold???

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And Question # 3:
WOULD THIS BE COVERED BY HOME INSURANCE, CAR INSURANCE,
OR DOES IT COME UNDER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ???


Vin

GH85Carrera 02-08-2011 06:08 AM

That looks expensive.

I wonder how they got the house out of there?

71T Targa 02-08-2011 06:09 AM

A new covered bridge?

red-beard 02-08-2011 06:12 AM

I say leave it there! Looks good, except for the garage access.

vbaron 02-08-2011 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 71T Targa (Post 5834032)
A new covered bridge?

That's the solution from most to the engineers here! A new bridge, covered in siding and with bay windows...

red-beard 02-08-2011 06:13 AM

Actually, I had a similar issue in Romania. The units we were shiping weighed something like 65 tons. The bridges were good for 20 ton.

Crowbob 02-08-2011 06:32 AM

There are more than three questions involved here.

Hugh R 02-08-2011 07:36 AM

Water front property, Sweet!

Crowbob 02-08-2011 07:52 AM

Frank Lloyd Wright revisited.

cgarr 02-08-2011 08:25 AM

Bridge of Death!

Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see.


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Porsche-O-Phile 02-08-2011 09:33 AM

Chop both ends off and drive through it!

I'm guessing there's a job opening at a trucking company somewhere this morning... Somebody didn't check their bridge load capacities for a heavy/oversized load (most likely) - not good!

sailchef 02-08-2011 10:20 AM

We see a lot of house moving around here because the land is so flat. I'm wondering if the wheels shown hanging under the house were the only set they had installed? If there had been wheels at both ends of the structure it doesn't seem likely this would have happened. Looks like it may have been DIY'ers trying to save money.

Having said that, it might be cheaper to build another bridge and use the house as a fishing pier/ bait shop.

Seahawk 02-08-2011 10:48 AM

I really feel for these guys...Men Who Stare at Accidents

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Joeaksa 02-08-2011 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 71T Targa (Post 5834032)
A new covered bridge?

My thoughts exactly!

stomachmonkey 02-08-2011 04:56 PM

http://www.iasm.org/magazine/dec2007/10p.pdf

The scoop

MBAtarga 02-08-2011 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sailchef (Post 5834518)
If there had been wheels at both ends of the structure it doesn't seem likely this would have happened.

Looking closer under the house and on the fallen bridge segments I see at least 2 other axle sets of wheels. Not sure where they had been placed of course.


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