There is something about bridges going down that hurts even more than seeing a house collapse. It is the idea of connection being lost and deeply associated with our long history with water – all the early city states were built near and around rivers.
But bridges always have a life span. The main thread of discussion on Baltimore today is the fact that the bridge was built in the 1970s and no one envisaged container ships this large being on that river. In a way it is a victim of how we have chosen to do international commerce, and in a very real way we will pay for the accident because the insurance on container ships will rise which will raise prices on goods.
Other bridges are vulnerable to this as these ships barley have to move to exert massive force. Makes one wonder what happens when they plough through sea animals.
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