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Comment by throwup238

It was blocked off the shortly after the ship pilots sent their mayday signal and declared an emergency, giving the traffic that was on the bridge time to make it through.

Most (all?) of the people on the bridge were contractors repairing potholes.

> I wonder if it makes sense to protect bridges with pylons like they have in front of buildings to stop cars and trucks.

They're called "dolphins" and some bridges do have them.

parent throwup238 2 years ago

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