Comment Comment by Someone The Brooklyn bridge is over-engineered. Proof of that is that it handle today's loads.Of course, the advantage of that is that it hasn't collapsed yet, like a few under-engineered bridges built way later (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08...)But I doubt the ones paying for the Brooklyn Bridge would have chosen this design if they could have had something for half the price that would last for 75 years. parent Someone 12 years ago
Of course, the advantage of that is that it hasn't collapsed yet, like a few under-engineered bridges built way later (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08...)
But I doubt the ones paying for the Brooklyn Bridge would have chosen this design if they could have had something for half the price that would last for 75 years.