āSickening that Republicans are now blaming Joe Bidenās infrastructure bill for this bridge accident. The sheer gall and naked opportunism and idiocy,ā epidemiologist says
RepublicansĀ are facingĀ criticism for attemptingĀ to blame theĀ BaltimoreĀ Bridge collapse on PresidentĀ Joe Bidenās infrastructure bill.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on Tuesday after a cargo ship crashed into it.Ā Six construction workers are presumed dead.
South CarolinaĀ RepresentativeĀ Nancy Maceappeared on the rightwing channel Newsmax on Tuesday when she was asked why there are still old bridges and roads in theĀ USĀ after theĀ passing of legislation to upgrade them.
Yeah, youād struggle to design a foundation that could take a hit like that, it would be something like a 20m diameter cofferdam full of concrete. The ship that hit it was about 100,000DWT so the impact load will be something like 300MN.
The bridge did have some small dolphins / navigation guides in front of the piers but they were likely designed for a very small impact load from a small vessel losing control.