I-5 bridge over Skagit River collapses, cars with people in water
QuoteWashington State Patrol confirms an I-5 bridge over the Skagit River has collapsed and at least two cars with people inside are in the water.
The incident has closed all northbound and southbound lanes.
KING 5 News crews are en route. More to follow.
Nothing like doing 60+ and a span missing.
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That is really going to mess up the traffic patterns. I wonder how much this is going to cut into the number of Canadians heading south to shop during the time it takes to get this thing repaired. Its going to make getting into Seattle difficult.
Reddit's blowing up over this: apparently, the bridge was considered "functionally obsolete," probably due to a low overhead clearance- turns out it was a tractor trailer with a tall load that took out part of the top of the bridge.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on May 24, 2013, 09:50:16 AM
Reddit's blowing up over this: apparently, the bridge was considered "functionally obsolete," probably due to a low overhead clearance- turns out it was a tractor trailer with a tall load that took out part of the top of the bridge.
"Structurally deficient", not "functionally obsolete".
QuoteThe State Transportation Secretary said the bridge had a 47 sufficiency rating. The scale goes from 0 to 100, with 0 being the worst. A bridge with a rating of 50 or less qualifies for replacement, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers.
A crowd of about 2,000 people gathered at the bridge before police moved them back shortly before 9 p.m. By then I-5 traffic in both directions was backed up for more than 10 miles.
Friday morning traffic was being directed off southbound I-5 at State Route
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/i-5-skagit-river-bridge-collapses-people-vehicles-/nX2d5/
Quote from: fahdiz on May 24, 2013, 11:22:19 AM
"Structurally deficient", not "functionally obsolete".
No, it was just above the line of "structurally deficient."
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Report-I-5-bridge-collapses-over-Skagit-River-cars-in-water-208758631.html
Feds ranked it at 57.4, not 40.
EDIT: Does this mean the state DOT had a different number? And for an interstate, I'm assuming the Fed number is the one that carries the weight?
You're pretty close 11B4V... do you ever come up to Vancouver? I guess it's less likely with the bridge collapsing and all, but let me know if you ever come far enough North.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on May 24, 2013, 11:50:49 AM
Quote from: fahdiz on May 24, 2013, 11:22:19 AM
"Structurally deficient", not "functionally obsolete".
No, it was just above the line of "structurally deficient."
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Report-I-5-bridge-collapses-over-Skagit-River-cars-in-water-208758631.html
Feds ranked it at 57.4, not 40.
EDIT: Does this mean the state DOT had a different number? And for an interstate, I'm assuming the Fed number is the one that carries the weight?
There's a Washington State list of "Structurally Deficient" bridges, and this one was on it.
I think you're correct that the Federal number carries the weight.
Looks like the trucker had a permit to cross the bridge, too.
Quote from: Jacob on May 24, 2013, 12:03:54 PM
You're pretty close 11B4V... do you ever come up to Vancouver? I guess it's less likely with the bridge collapsing and all, but let me know if you ever come far enough North.
Just as CC is afraid of "gun nut" americans, bravo is afraid of canucks.
Quote from: Jacob on May 24, 2013, 12:03:54 PM
You're pretty close 11B4V... do you ever come up to Vancouver? I guess it's less likely with the bridge collapsing and all, but let me know if you ever come far enough North.
With work and all, time off is usually spent on home improvement shit.
But, will do.
Quote from: katmai on May 24, 2013, 12:15:41 PM
Quote from: Jacob on May 24, 2013, 12:03:54 PM
You're pretty close 11B4V... do you ever come up to Vancouver? I guess it's less likely with the bridge collapsing and all, but let me know if you ever come far enough North.
Just as CC is afraid of "gun nut" americans, bravo is afraid of canucks.
:lol: I do need to get out more. So much to do around the kingdom, so little time.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on May 24, 2013, 11:50:49 AM
Quote from: fahdiz on May 24, 2013, 11:22:19 AM
"Structurally deficient", not "functionally obsolete".
No, it was just above the line of "structurally deficient."
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Report-I-5-bridge-collapses-over-Skagit-River-cars-in-water-208758631.html
Feds ranked it at 57.4, not 40.
EDIT: Does this mean the state DOT had a different number? And for an interstate, I'm assuming the Fed number is the one that carries the weight?
Maybe the state does. I dont know.
For some reason, I thought Eleven Bravo was a Virginian like Otto.
Apparently no deaths
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QuoteIt was shortly after 7 p.m. when Dan Sligh and his wife Sally were near the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River. The semi-truck ahead on the far right seemed too wide for the bridge span, and Sligh told his wife so.
"We started slowing down, and about that same time another semi-truck came up on the left side," he told KIRO 7. "It almost looked like he pinned that truck over to where he couldn't swerve."
"He hit the bridge about 3 or 4 feet wider than the actual bridge was, and there was a big puff of dust. I hit the brakes, (but with) the weight of the trailer and everything else we went right off the bridge as it collapsed into the Skagit River."
Sligh scrambled to himself and his wife out of their gray pickup, then yelled to another man who climbed to the top of his orange car. Sligh said his Navy training helped him stay calm.
Rescuers raced to the scene about 60 miles north of Seattle, just past Mount Vernon and about 2 miles south of Burlington. The Skagit River was 46 degrees and roughly 18 feet deep where the bridge collapsed.
In other news. :lol: Jesus Christ
even a video of it.
QuoteGuilty." That's how 24-year-old Rachelle Braaten responded to a Lewis County judge who asked if she was responsible for giving her 22-month-old son a hit of marijuana off of her bong.
The incident, which took place when a group of people were smoking marijuana inside a Centralia home, was captured on cellphone video which someone turned over to Centralia police in March.
"This appears to be a party stunt gone wrong and it was stupid, and to some degree endangered a very small child," Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Shane O'Rourke told KIRO 7.
While in court Friday, O'Rourke told the judge that anyone who watches the video could conclude Braaten needs to work on her parenting skills.
"I think this was really a foolish decision on her part, perhaps partially due to her youth or perhaps due to peer pressure. It was just dumb," O'Rourke told the judge.
Superior Court Judge James Lawler offered Braaten a chance to explain her actions, but she declined the opportunity.
The judge then sentenced Braaten to six months in jail and is also requiring her to take parenting classes which he urged her to view as an opportunity, not a punishment.
"You'll be a much better mother and you'll be able to protect your child and be with your child," Judge Lawler told Braaten.
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/mother-sentenced-giving-toddler-bong-hit/nX3PR/