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Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Dale Creek Bridge, Sherman, Wyoming, 1885. A dangerous crossing that required trains to slow down to 4mph.

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Dale Creek Bridge, Sherman, Wyoming, 1885. A dangerous crossing that required trains to slow down to 4mph.

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Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • Spastickyle@lemmy.world
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    I parents live within a 5-mile drive from that location. I don’t think the commenters understand how windy that place is. The wood may look more sturdy but it’s also a wind sail. The thin “toothpick” structure was most likely designed to allow the wind to pass through without blowing the bridge down.

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      There’s an easy solution to make bridges stable in windy conditions:

      (That bridge was built from 1846 to 1851 and it’s still used today)

      • BakerBagel@midwest.social
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        And how do you propose you get all those bricks to some remote pass in Wyoming in the late 19th century? There was 21,000 (non-native) people living in an area larger than the entire United Kingdom in 1880.

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          I mean… A train?

          I get you though; built with what’s readily available to meet the needs of the time.

          • BakerBagel@midwest.social
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            It’s not jist about what’s readily available either. A giant brick viaduct would require thousands if workers, housing, food, and sanitation for them. On top of that, the army would have to dedicate a full company ti protecting the workers due to the risk of attack from natives. The logistics just make it impossible for such a remote area back then.

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      Windy in Wyoming, color me shocked 😲

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    Haha, according to the article, that photo is after the reinforcements were added. No thanks

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      Honestly the wood one looked more secure

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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        Needs more triangles

        • Graphy@lemmy.world
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          That’s me playing polybridge.

          “Well I think triangles are strong and don’t really know any other shapes so…”

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        Wood weathers incredibly fast in the sun

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    More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Creek_Crossing

    • jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de
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      The first one was wooden? Oh my…

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    Civil Engineering took a while to catch on.

    • Thrashy@lemmy.world
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      The number of rail bridge collapses covered by Well There’s Your Problem where the episode opens with a retelling of how the railroad company owner designed the bridge himself because the engineers couldn’t grasp the genius of his vision is too damn high.

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    That’s the kind of bridge I’d only want to cross at 88 mph.

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    FLOOR IT

  • Anticorp@lemmy.world
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    Couldn’t they have, idk… built a more substantial bridge?

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      Time is money, brother.

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    Just send it!

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    Maybe less weight at once? You’ve got two engines there after all…

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