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re: Why do they make some bridges so high?
Posted on 5/7/25 at 3:59 pm to ChatGPT of LA
Posted on 5/7/25 at 3:59 pm to ChatGPT of LA
same reason the Chunnel is so deep
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Posted on 5/7/25 at 3:59 pm to ChatGPT of LA
Lake Charles doesn’t need an I-10 bridge that high. The current bridge has a clearance of 135 ft. The new bridge will be 73 ft.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:02 pm to CitizenK
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rock ledge formation
I've heard that about the Sabine River above 190, but never the Mississippi
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:06 pm to ChatGPT of LA
Didn't they have to partially sink the barges to get the powerhouse for the Hydro plant under the old bridge?
Pepperidge farm remembers...
Pepperidge farm remembers...
This post was edited on 5/7/25 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:34 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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An arleigh Burke has an air draft of over 150 feet.
And, what is clearance of br bridge?
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:36 pm to Indefatigable
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just maybe—is because they want to provide for future ships and clearance into the ports.
Dumb as was replied. Bigger, sure...taller, no. FYI, just maybe, steam ships are a thing of the past
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:39 pm to ChatGPT of LA
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And, what is clearance of br bridge?
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The height of the Huey P. Long Bridge, which carries US-190 over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, is 113 feet above the water.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:40 pm to ChatGPT of LA
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Bigger, sure...taller, no. FYI, just maybe, steam ships are a thing of the past
So you don’t think that when the “new” bridge in Baton Rouge was built and planned in the 50’s-60’s that compensating for height was a factor?
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:40 pm to Mr Clean
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I always get sweaty palms driving over the basin or the bridges in Lake Charles.
Then you should stay away from that Port Arthur fricking thing!!! It's flat out scary and is as high as any you've ever seen.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:42 pm to Indefatigable
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you don’t think that when the “new” bridge in Baton Rouge was built and planned in the 50’s-60’s that compensating for height was a factor?
Using your Hypothetical, then why wouldn't it be 500 ft high?
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:47 pm to ChatGPT of LA
I had to go over the Rainbow Bridge in Bridge City in the 1990s when I visited someone there. I didn't know what I was getting into. I was scared as hell. It was two-way traffic back then.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:49 pm to ChatGPT of LA
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Using your Hypothetical, then why wouldn't it be 500 ft high?
Because a ship that large probably wouldn’t be able to safely navigate the Mississippi River?
Posted on 5/7/25 at 4:52 pm to ChatGPT of LA
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Doesn't seem there are any vessels that would need that high of clearance
There is a reason why the The Huey P. Long - OK Allen Bridge in Port Allen was built so low
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