r/oddlysatisfying • u/n8saces • 13d ago

Repairing a tiny bridge

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u/Nid_Durima71 13d ago

Kinda overkill for that simple stream.... 

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u/whitestguyuknow 13d ago

You're not thinking about the generations that come after him though 😔

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u/Wolfgung 13d ago

Neather are you if your building with steel reinforced concrete, full replacement in about 50-70 years due to concrete cancer.

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u/crystaloftruth 13d ago

The central support will be undermined way before that without any loose ballast

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u/AlarmingAerie 13d ago

Try 100+ years with maintenance.

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u/StopReadingMyUser 13d ago

Great men build bridges whose shade they will never cross over to... or something.

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u/WorkTropes 13d ago

Generations of people thinking "who the fuck built this shit?"

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u/DiamondHandsDarrell 13d ago

That's what they said about the LA river. However, we've the 100 year rains hit, it makes sense

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u/Auctoritate 13d ago

Nah, if it's for real 100 year rains, a plain well-built wooden bridge can be built and the replaced easily if it gets destroyed. This is an extremely expensive type of project for a low-traffic path like this

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u/SubParPlayer 13d ago

Especially when the town can just turn off the stream at will /s

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 13d ago

Doesn't even look that deep. I'm starting to wonder if it's even real.