... We were going to stick with US-131 from GR all the way to Petoskey, but the friend we were with needed to stop off at her family's "Up North" place in...
Given the construction on 131 near Kalkaska I would've thought a faster route would be to take I-75 all the way down to US-127 to M-55 to US-131, or possibly...
As I write this, Fox News Channel is covering a report that the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed at 6:10 PM local time. God be with those...
The situation looks horrible, hopefully their are few deaths but it will take a day or 2 before the death toll is known. My prayers go out to the victims and...
... bridge over the ... trapped, in the water, ... http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_213191448.html http://kstp.com/article/stories/S156329.shtml?cat=1 ...
Whats truly scary about this is how many other bridges are ready to go? Many of the bridges both Freeway and Highway are at least 30-40 years old (at least...
Now it's been reported that 9 have died as a result of this horrible incident. I can't imagine what it must have been like to be driving on the thing when it...
... Camera 628 is the closest functioning camera to the Big Muddy, which shows very clearly the gap where the bridge used to be. Camera 629 was probably even...
... A nearby security camera caught the collapse: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1ab_1186054443 Barry L. Camp In theory there is no difference between theory ...
... go? Here in Pennsylvania, 25% of our 22,276 bridges are structurally deficient and another 18% are functionally obsolete. I'm wondering who will take...
(WSBT/AP) Michigan is sending inspectors back out to look at four bridges that are similar in style to the one that collapsed in Minneapolis. All four were...
... I believe all "major" bridges (and I would include Zilwaukee in that list) should be checked every year. Another set of bridges that concern me are the...
En route to Ludington this morning, I have made some observations. US-127 has Exit numbers now! The Houghton Lake exits are 194B to Cadillac and 194A to...
... The same fate befell me a few years ago when I tried getting a photo of the M-72 ENDS assembly at M-22 in Empire. I don't know if that's the norm Up North,...
... Speedily responding to the public's sweeps-week mentality and apparently insatiable appetite for overhype, MSN.com compiled a listing of "structurally...
Transportation Secretary Allen D. Biehler announced today that PennDOT will begin immediately on re-inspecting 54 steel deck truss bridges across the...
... Yes...I first discovered exit numbers on US-127 when I was in Lansing on the Fourth of July. I remember seeing exit numbers between 77 and 79 around the...
... Now that a couple of days have passed, I've been wanting to write this. I'd've posted it on m.t.r, but since so many there seem to be incapable of rational...
... It appears to be government's nature to overreact to any significant event/catastrophe that occurs. The 35W brigde failure is no exception. ... 10th Ave...
Hopefully this disaster will bring about needed increases in funding for bridge inspection/replacement across the country. Unfortunately it often takes an...
... A.J. is correct; the signage on US-127 between the M-36 exit in Mason and I-96 was replaced when the stretch was reconstructed in 2006. The exit numbers...
Next weekend my significant other and I will be heading up to the northwest part of Michigan's Lower Peninsula for some roadgeeking and sightseeing in...
... Check these links: http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9615-112453--,00.html http://mdotwas1.mdot.state.mi.us/public/LaneClosure/ Barry Barry L. Camp...
From: http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151--173501--,00.html - Adrian ... August 7, 2007 - - Even with the growing popularity of Global Positioning System...
Transportation Secretary Allen Biehler announced today that PennDOT will begin rating bridges and providing the results in layman's terms on their website. He...
The survey was fun to fill out. I suggested marking M routes with a diamond instead of a circle and also suggested making the interstate shields the actual...
... I know others are with you on the diamonds vs. circles issue, but I disagree. Fact is that a diamond isn't an optimal geometric figure in which to put a...
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