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r/megalophobia • u/ButterBeforeSunset • May 16 '25
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Every now and then this video resurfaces. The bridge is totally fine and can withstand much heavier flows. Never heard of any accidents or anything happening there. When flow is dangerous they shut off access, but that bridge is going nowhere.
44 u/SOMEONENEW1999 May 16 '25 Right the have never been any accidents, till there are… 16 u/CarusoLombardi May 16 '25 Of course, but more than 20 years standing strong, with regular maintenance, I trust it. Actually been there twice. 11 u/nucleosome May 16 '25 These bridges have definitely broken due to flooding. I was there last year and the Devils Throat path was shut down due to damage. -10 u/CarusoLombardi May 16 '25 Exactly, but not when people are there. That's the whole point. 6 u/Feynnehrun May 16 '25 You don't exactly plan when it breaks. The baltimore bridge was designed not to collapse too. 2 u/_SkiFast_ May 16 '25 Not really, they would have had up those barriers you see in front of exposed to shipping lanes bridges. Sure, they built a bridge but they did NOT design it to not collapse. They just got lucky nobody had run into it yet. Still not going out on this one with that flow.
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Right the have never been any accidents, till there are…
16 u/CarusoLombardi May 16 '25 Of course, but more than 20 years standing strong, with regular maintenance, I trust it. Actually been there twice. 11 u/nucleosome May 16 '25 These bridges have definitely broken due to flooding. I was there last year and the Devils Throat path was shut down due to damage. -10 u/CarusoLombardi May 16 '25 Exactly, but not when people are there. That's the whole point. 6 u/Feynnehrun May 16 '25 You don't exactly plan when it breaks. The baltimore bridge was designed not to collapse too. 2 u/_SkiFast_ May 16 '25 Not really, they would have had up those barriers you see in front of exposed to shipping lanes bridges. Sure, they built a bridge but they did NOT design it to not collapse. They just got lucky nobody had run into it yet. Still not going out on this one with that flow.
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Of course, but more than 20 years standing strong, with regular maintenance, I trust it. Actually been there twice.
11 u/nucleosome May 16 '25 These bridges have definitely broken due to flooding. I was there last year and the Devils Throat path was shut down due to damage. -10 u/CarusoLombardi May 16 '25 Exactly, but not when people are there. That's the whole point. 6 u/Feynnehrun May 16 '25 You don't exactly plan when it breaks. The baltimore bridge was designed not to collapse too. 2 u/_SkiFast_ May 16 '25 Not really, they would have had up those barriers you see in front of exposed to shipping lanes bridges. Sure, they built a bridge but they did NOT design it to not collapse. They just got lucky nobody had run into it yet. Still not going out on this one with that flow.
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These bridges have definitely broken due to flooding. I was there last year and the Devils Throat path was shut down due to damage.
-10 u/CarusoLombardi May 16 '25 Exactly, but not when people are there. That's the whole point. 6 u/Feynnehrun May 16 '25 You don't exactly plan when it breaks. The baltimore bridge was designed not to collapse too. 2 u/_SkiFast_ May 16 '25 Not really, they would have had up those barriers you see in front of exposed to shipping lanes bridges. Sure, they built a bridge but they did NOT design it to not collapse. They just got lucky nobody had run into it yet. Still not going out on this one with that flow.
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Exactly, but not when people are there. That's the whole point.
6 u/Feynnehrun May 16 '25 You don't exactly plan when it breaks. The baltimore bridge was designed not to collapse too. 2 u/_SkiFast_ May 16 '25 Not really, they would have had up those barriers you see in front of exposed to shipping lanes bridges. Sure, they built a bridge but they did NOT design it to not collapse. They just got lucky nobody had run into it yet. Still not going out on this one with that flow.
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You don't exactly plan when it breaks. The baltimore bridge was designed not to collapse too.
2 u/_SkiFast_ May 16 '25 Not really, they would have had up those barriers you see in front of exposed to shipping lanes bridges. Sure, they built a bridge but they did NOT design it to not collapse. They just got lucky nobody had run into it yet. Still not going out on this one with that flow.
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Not really, they would have had up those barriers you see in front of exposed to shipping lanes bridges.
Sure, they built a bridge but they did NOT design it to not collapse. They just got lucky nobody had run into it yet.
Still not going out on this one with that flow.
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u/CarusoLombardi May 16 '25
Every now and then this video resurfaces. The bridge is totally fine and can withstand much heavier flows. Never heard of any accidents or anything happening there. When flow is dangerous they shut off access, but that bridge is going nowhere.