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49. Shame they didn't

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Reply #47)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 01:15 PM

Jan 2016

leave the old bridge intact until the project was over.

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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