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Paging OT Engineers…Dragline Hits Bridge and Bends Metal Girder
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:00 pm
On Friday, a barge carrying a dragline struck one of the metal girders under the Houma Twin Span Bridges.
After initially closing the bridge for inspection, LaDOTD came back and said it was safe to drive over. HPD reopened the bridge. That beam looks pretty bent. Good think it wasn’t concrete it may have crumbled instead of bending.
Also, genius driving the boat also struck a medical building’s awning on the Intracoastal when backing up.
After initially closing the bridge for inspection, LaDOTD came back and said it was safe to drive over. HPD reopened the bridge. That beam looks pretty bent. Good think it wasn’t concrete it may have crumbled instead of bending.
Also, genius driving the boat also struck a medical building’s awning on the Intracoastal when backing up.
This post was edited on 11/4/23 at 6:25 pm
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Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:01 pm to Tarps99
It'll buff out
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:05 pm to Tarps99
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LaDOTD came back and said it was safe to dive over.
Really irresponsible of LaDOTD.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:07 pm to Tarps99
Just don't drive on that side.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:08 pm to Tarps99
Note to self, use inside lane when driving over the Houma Bridge.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:09 pm to Tarps99
Good thing no one who matters lives in Houma
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:14 pm to Tarps99
Not remotely a degreed engineer but:
They could determine the remaining strength of the damaged beam but it would take a lot of complex measurements then complex calculations. My guess is they ran the numbers to determine the "safe" working load of the bridge using only the other four beam spans assuming upon inspection they were undamaged and the supports for the deck were intact and had little or no damage and could still safely support the part that is now cantilevered outside the last undamaged beam.
They could determine the remaining strength of the damaged beam but it would take a lot of complex measurements then complex calculations. My guess is they ran the numbers to determine the "safe" working load of the bridge using only the other four beam spans assuming upon inspection they were undamaged and the supports for the deck were intact and had little or no damage and could still safely support the part that is now cantilevered outside the last undamaged beam.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:14 pm to Tarps99
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Also, genius driving the boat also took out a medical building’s awning on the Intracoastal when backing up.
He just has too much cajun in him.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:15 pm to Tarps99
We gonna need a shite ton of bondo
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:16 pm to Obtuse1
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Not remotely a degreed engineer but:
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They could determine the remaining strength of the damaged beam but it would take a lot of complex measurements then complex calculations. My guess is they ran the numbers to determine the "safe" working load of the bridge using only the other four beam spans assuming upon inspection they were undamaged and the supports for the deck were intact and had little or no damage and could still safely support the part that is now cantilevered outside the last undamaged beam.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:23 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Note to self, use inside lane when driving over the Houma Bridge.
FYI…that bridge is the Main Street side.
You can always drive under the Intracoastal by driving through the Tunnel.
This post was edited on 11/4/23 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:25 pm to Tarps99
Sometimes a bend hardens the steel.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:26 pm to Obtuse1
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could still safely support the part that is now cantilevered outside the last undamaged beam.
If I'm looking at the picture right that's the side leading to East Houma so that part would be the pedestrian walkway, so not a lot of load there if so.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:28 pm to Tarps99
Home of the best MLK Blvd in the south 
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:29 pm to Tarps99
Yeah Dragline, Take it off there.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:30 pm to Tarps99
What's the computer game where you build bridges with the least amount of pieces and see if a heavy truck can drive over it?
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:31 pm to 3deadtrolls
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so that part would be the pedestrian walkway
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so not a lot of load there if so.
Someone hasn't seen your average Terrebonne Parishion
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:35 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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What's the computer game where you build bridges with the least amount of pieces and see if a heavy truck can drive over it?
I found a couple (did not play them)
Bridge Builder and Construct A Bridge
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:38 pm to Tarps99
This is just my opinion, but I think there are a lot of bridges in Louisiana (and probably all over the country) that are not as safe as we think.
Posted on 11/4/23 at 6:52 pm to SuperSaint
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Someone hasn't seen your average Terrebonne Parishion
Touche'
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