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Algernon Moncrieff

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47. UPDATE 1/11/2016 - one lane open

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Mon Jan 11, 2016, 01:01 PM

Jan 2016

Police reopen lane on damaged bridge, reconnecting Trans-Canada Highway in Northern Ontario

Read more: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/bridge-damage-blocks-only-route-through-ontario-town-forcing-drivers-into-the-u-s-indefinitely#ixzz3wxKwIlAJ

NIPIGON, Ont. — Provincial police say a badly damaged northern Ontario bridge has partially reopened.

The OPP says the Nipigon River Bridge reopened one lane this morning, but says traffic will still be moving slowly in the area.

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Ontario's Nipigon River bridge fails, severing Trans-Canada Highway [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 OP

'those travelling across Canada are being urged to detour south through the Northern US.' elleng Jan 2016 #1

Not the Onion Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #3

Thought not, elleng Jan 2016 #4

( ._.) Marty McGraw Jan 2016 #13

Sad trombones XemaSab Jan 2016 #15

What if they don't have passports? starroute Jan 2016 #8

Problem. elleng Jan 2016 #10

If they have a passport card on them, they're good. MADem Jan 2016 #26

As long as they brought their passports KamaAina Jan 2016 #72

That's a pretty serious problem. Re-routing through the US isn't going to be easy.... George II Jan 2016 #2

I go across the border to Canada with a driver's license. All my life, between Detroit and Windsor ViseGrip Jan 2016 #6

Recently? elleng Jan 2016 #9

Really? George II Jan 2016 #11

You need an "enhanced license" ... PassingFair Jan 2016 #12

How do you get back in the US? a la izquierda Jan 2016 #23

Not anymore sharp_stick Jan 2016 #25

Not any more, you don't. Not for a decade and a half. nt MADem Jan 2016 #27

As mentioned above R.A. Ganoush Jan 2016 #31

When did those come out, though? They haven't been de rigeur for the past fifteen years. MADem Jan 2016 #33

From what I read, the WHTI was passed in 2004 R.A. Ganoush Jan 2016 #34

And Massachusetts STILL doesn't have REAL ID--along with a boatload of other states. MADem Jan 2016 #35

I agree R.A. Ganoush Jan 2016 #36

This is because the illusion of privacy is being chipped away--we've not had real privacy for years, MADem Jan 2016 #40

So is the route south through souo St marie, then st ate highway AngryAmish Jan 2016 #38

You betcha Mendocino Jan 2016 #42

LOL NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #56

The US Border Patrol accepts Enhanced Driver's License/Enhanced Identification Cards. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #18

Looks pretty Grim. Ford_Prefect Jan 2016 #5

Big Gust of Wind Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #7

There's only one road connecting eastern and western Canada? drm604 Jan 2016 #14

I know! XemaSab Jan 2016 #17

In that part of Ontario there is. It's pretty much uninhabited there.... George II Jan 2016 #37

I thought the Trans-Canada... americannightmare Jan 2016 #16

The bridge failure was 100km/62 miles northeast of Thunder Bay Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #21

Well, there is very little north of Lake Superior. longship Jan 2016 #22

It is breathtaking Mendocino Jan 2016 #48

Incredible! So the Trans-Canada splits... americannightmare Jan 2016 #57

Glad nobody was hurt. Good luck Canada, hope they put you back together soon! trillion Jan 2016 #19

The bridge trillion Jan 2016 #20

Engineers designed that bridge houston16revival Jan 2016 #24

Canadian engineers? rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #28

The photos suggest... gregcrawford Jan 2016 #39

May be bad steel from overseas. Market's been flooded with discount foriegn steel for 10/12 years haele Jan 2016 #65

Good point! gregcrawford Jan 2016 #66

Something like that happened to a bridge being constructed in my city daleo Jan 2016 #29

I'm always reminded of the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse. trillion Jan 2016 #43

No human was killed in the Tacoma Narrows collapse. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #51

And an attempt was made to rescue the dog, but s/he bit the would-be rescuer. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #54

Tacoma Narrows is a classic daleo Jan 2016 #71

Is this where the Ice Road truckers come in? liberal N proud Jan 2016 #30

gusts of wind lifts the bridge and slams it down, like it's a sail on a ship. Sunlei Jan 2016 #32

Mechanical issues? A new bridge? ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2016 #41

New Bridges Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #45

the silence about the SanFran bridge has been deafening. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2016 #52

Yes, it has. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #53

Nobody even mentions the substandard concrete anymore. LeftyMom Jan 2016 #63

All of which is ultimately the responsibility of the engineering firm in charge of the project Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #69

I've crossed the Nipigon Mendocino Jan 2016 #44

Right - Trudeau welds expansion joints in his spare time. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #46

And right after Ontario allowed the sale of beer in grocery stores. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #59

Well you know Mendocino Jan 2016 #62

UPDATE 1/11/2016 - one lane open Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #47

Shame they didn't Mendocino Jan 2016 #49

Yes, and eventually a second span is supposed to go in in 2017 Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #50

A IDENTICAL second span. LeftyMom Jan 2016 #70

What happens with the next big wind gust passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #61

Your guess is as good as mine. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #68

Brand new bridge. WTF? yellowcanine Jan 2016 #55

what kind of return policy do the have on bridges....kohls takes back pretty much anything and this dembotoz Jan 2016 #58

Indeed. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #60

Let me guess- Chinese steel? nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2016 #64

Galloping Gertie countryjake Jan 2016 #67