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Old 07-14-2009, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Cdnwolf
I just had an idea... since the river substains a lot of barge and boat traffic including small river cruise ships... maybe grab a working ship... and ram the support pillars?
Most support pillars are reinforced concrete and steel. Don't think it would do much on it own.

From http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2...-11-08-093.asp
"The collision damaged the 900-foot container carrier Cosco Busan, allowing 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel to spill into the bay. CALTRANS has confirmed there is no structural damage to the bridge."

If a 900' container ship loaded with 58k of fuel can't damage the supports I don't think a little barge is.


And one involving a barge...

From http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/2...7080372/-1/ESN
The barge was towed away from the facility. After officials determined there was no damage to the northbound section, all traffic was diverted to those lanes just before 7 a.m.

Not to mention most modern bridges have barriers around the support pillars to protect them from debris and runaways.
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