Monday, September 28, 2020

This morning's (9/28/20) Daily Breeze has a front page coverage of the just completed Gerald Desmond bridge which replaces the old Gerald Desmond bridge which was build back in in 1966.  

The new version is 515 feet tall, making it the second tallest bridge in the U.S. and has a vertical clearance of 205 ft.  It took seven years to construct for a cost of $1.45 billion.  It will be formally opened next Friday.    Richie was irritated about this because he'd planned a road trip, followed by a picnic lunch to admire it this week.  But philosophic as always, he shrugged and said, "Next week will be fine."

All of the above tweaked my curiosity and here are the results in the event you decide to take a vacation with no other goal then to visit notable bridges.  Imagine yourself on Jeopardy and Alex asks you about your hobbies and you respond, "Oh, I collect Bridges and so far have visited 10 - from the scariest to the longest."  Imagine Alex's face!

Tallest:  Ravenel Bridge in Charleston, SC  573 feet.

Scariest Bridge Chesapeake Bay which serves Baltimore and Washington DC  

The Causeway linking New Orleans to Metairie, Louisiana,  23.8 miles long.

The State with the most bridges - Texas!  Who'd a thunk that?


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