Comments on: Innovative Steel Bridge Opens On Arthur Brown Road In Walnut Hill http://www.northescambia.com/2018/01/innovative-steel-bridge-opens-on-arthur-brown-road Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Avg Joe http://www.northescambia.com/2018/01/innovative-steel-bridge-opens-on-arthur-brown-road/comment-page-1#comment-358125 Avg Joe Wed, 31 Jan 2018 21:12:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=312196#comment-358125 "How about all that unpainted steel..." It's called Cor-Ten or weathering steel. It never needs painting. It will rust a little at first and that layer of oxidation acts as a protective finish. You owe the design team an apology. “How about all that unpainted steel…”

It’s called Cor-Ten or weathering steel. It never needs painting. It will rust a little at first and that layer of oxidation acts as a protective finish.

You owe the design team an apology.

]]> By: Bilboe baggins http://www.northescambia.com/2018/01/innovative-steel-bridge-opens-on-arthur-brown-road/comment-page-1#comment-358068 Bilboe baggins Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:38:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=312196#comment-358068 How about all that unpainted steel that it’s constructed out of? Who’s genius Plan was it to save a few hundred dollars on paint? Has no one ever heard of rust? How about all that unpainted steel that it’s constructed out of? Who’s genius
Plan was it to save a few hundred dollars on paint? Has no one ever heard of rust?

]]> By: Grand Locust http://www.northescambia.com/2018/01/innovative-steel-bridge-opens-on-arthur-brown-road/comment-page-1#comment-358018 Grand Locust Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:50:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=312196#comment-358018 While everybody is patting each other on the back about savings and speed of installation, I still have a major problem with not raising the approach road bed by about three feet with a gradual raising of the bridge platform. Look at the clearance for flood waters to go through that narrow and low bridge. I have seen a bridge deck travel a quarter of a mile in a flood because they set the bridge too low. Our 100 year rains which are hitting the area with increased frequency, requires when setting these new steel bridges to do some raising of the bridge platform and roadway leading to the bridge. The steel pilings can easily be set three feet higher on the bridge walls without spending a dime more, but there will have to be fill and some paving to raise these bridges to handle a monster flood. Putting in low bridges without increased flow through is a formula for an expensive lesson. Penny wise pound foolish. While everybody is patting each other on the back about savings and speed of installation, I still have a major problem with not raising the approach road bed by about three feet with a gradual raising of the bridge platform. Look at the clearance for flood waters to go through that narrow and low bridge. I have seen a bridge deck travel a quarter of a mile in a flood because they set the bridge too low. Our 100 year rains which are hitting the area with increased frequency, requires when setting these new steel bridges to do some raising of the bridge platform and roadway leading to the bridge. The steel pilings can easily be set three feet higher on the bridge walls without spending a dime more, but there will have to be fill and some paving to raise these bridges to handle a monster flood. Putting in low bridges without increased flow through is a formula for an expensive lesson. Penny wise pound foolish.

]]> By: Citizen http://www.northescambia.com/2018/01/innovative-steel-bridge-opens-on-arthur-brown-road/comment-page-1#comment-358003 Citizen Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:59:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=312196#comment-358003 From the previous article linked to this story I wonder about this: “We can’t use these metal span bridges on FDOT funded projects,” Brown said. “But we can look at the costs benefits on county projects that we fund." I wonder why some projects are paid by FDOT and some the county. I also wonder why district five is in emergency mode on these bridges. In some ways I applaud the efforts to think out of the box and to save time *If the quality of the replacement is up to standards. Does FDOT approve these? Why if FDOT pays for the project they don't use these bridges? How long will these last compared to concrete bridges? From the previous article linked to this story I wonder about this:

“We can’t use these metal span bridges on FDOT funded projects,” Brown said. “But we can look at the costs benefits on county projects that we fund.”

I wonder why some projects are paid by FDOT and some the county. I also wonder why district five is in emergency mode on these bridges.

In some ways I applaud the efforts to think out of the box and to save time *If the quality of the replacement is up to standards.

Does FDOT approve these? Why if FDOT pays for the project they don’t use these bridges?

How long will these last compared to concrete bridges?

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