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JasonQ | Oct 14, 2009 11:05am Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for | #3

An intriguing concept, though somewhat frightening.  Got pics?

 

alwaysoverbudget | Oct 14, 2009 11:28am | #4

Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for i'' over a 20''m guessing on the north side of 150k for the 1 last update 2020/07/14 a walking bridge.i'' over a 20''m guessing on the north side of 150k for a walking bridge.

how come its rotting away? is it the treated wood with steel causing it?

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might be cheaper to form it and pour it full of cement!

the older for 1 last update 2020/07/14 i get ,the older i get ,

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1. TomT226 Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for | Oct 14, 2009 02:13pm | #5

   Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for I''em on site.  Then they snake each beam over and weld or bolt it to the headwalls on either end, then attach the deck and rails.  Your bridge is only as good as the for 1 last update 2020/07/14 headwalls/footings at either end anyway, so you better put some wing-walls there to stop erosion.  These bridges are good enough to drive a tractor or truck over the creek. I''em on site.  Then they snake each beam over and weld or bolt it to the headwalls on either end, then attach the deck and rails.  Your bridge is only as good as the headwalls/footings at either end anyway, so you better put some wing-walls there to stop erosion.  These bridges are good enough to drive a tractor or truck over the creek. 

1. ottago | Oct 14, 2009 02:35pm | #6

   yeah, i know of one that''t

   recall if it''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0492e364b99290c5e2aeb0116cbd240e?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Ft.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0492e364b99290c5e2aeb0116cbd240e?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Ft.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''t it? ;-) 

2. fingersandtoes | Oct 14, 2009 06:23pm | #8

   Wing walls? Funny guy!

   There are two concrete blobs at each end of about 3 yards material each into which the railway tracks have been poured upside down. The tracks are bolted together with straps which have loosened on one side so there is an 1 1/2""put some posts under it""children""comments__list-item""comment-1244509""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/Scrapr""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244509""comments__list-item__text""comments__list-item""comment-1244511""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/TomT226""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244511""comments__list-item__text""children""comments__list-item""comment-1244526""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/fingersandtoes""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244526""comments__list-item__text""Sounds like a jar-head-fubar to me... ;-)""comments__list-item""comment-1244515""comments__info comments__list-item__image""avatar""https://s3.amazonaws.com/finehomebuilding.s3.tauntoncloud.com/app/uploads/2019/01/24124938/picture-1977-profile-1x1.jpg""User avater""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/CapnMac""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244515""comments__list-item__text""scare the willies out of all users""pedestrian only""worse""comments__list-item""comment-1244512""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/YesMaam27577""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244512""comments__list-item__text""comments__list-item""comment-1244507""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/TonyCz""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244507""comments__list-item__text""comments__list-item""comment-1244513""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/YesMaam27577""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244513""comments__list-item__text""comments__list-item""comment-1244514""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/GregGibson""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244514""comments__list-item__text""children""comments__list-item""comment-1244522""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/plumbbill""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244522""comments__list-item__text""structural"" ;-)

   If one was to build a truss out of that material it would be very strong, but not practical & the weight would kill most mobile cranes.

    

woodhak | Oct 14, 2009 09:15pm | #16

FS&T

as a volunteer for my church camp i have designed (with  the help of a structural enineer) and built a bridge (30,000 lb capacity) and ropes challenge course ( 30 ft above grade) suspended from cables. the forces invloved in these types of structures are significant and not always intuitive. An engineered design is always going to be more than you would like to pay but worth every penny. A failure of this structure resulting in a 20 ft fall is real bad.

Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for i would suggest you look on line for prefabricated bridges the type used in parks. Just google prefab bridges. These companies will provide a engineered solution for a premanufactuered structure that will come with a warrantee. A 60 foot span is well with in their capablities.

1. Don | Oct 14, 2009 09:59pm | #17

   Gotta tell you a Boy Scout rope bridge tale. While on Okinawa, my Boy Scout troop built a three rope bridge across a Benjo (Read that as Sewer) ditch for a pioneering project. Unfortunately, we had no trees on either end to anchor the load carrying rope to, so used a series of three stakes driven well into the ground as support anchors. We used all the appropriate rope sizes & constructed it one Sat AM. It was raining and after the third pair of boys entered it to cross, the supports on one end slooooooooooowly pulled out of the rain sodden ground & dropped two boys slowly into the rather trashy water about 10 ft below.Hope the bridge we are reading about never does that.DonDon Reinhard
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renosteinke | Oct 14, 2009 11:24pm | #18

This could be an interesting project! Let''imagine- eering''s recognize what makes a suspension bridge different from every other type of bridge. Well, as I see it, the deck itself doesn''pull''d say the anchors at either end are the real keys to the design.

The "" don''re plenty tall enough, even allowing for the bottom 4 ft. to be set in the ground.

The hardest part of the cable design is attaching the smaller cables that go straight down to the deck, I suspect, for your light loads, you''s no denying that this bridge will move in response to changes in loads. That''s own weight across the gorge. This will make the construction a lot easier; you''d use TJI''d use 9-1/2 TJI''s enough for everyone""comments__list-item""comment-1244528""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/Hudson+Valley+Carpenter""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244528""comments__list-item__text""http://www.nps.gov/upde/historyculture/roeblingbridge.htm""nofollow""children""comments__list-item""comment-1244529""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/Scrapr""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244529""comments__list-item__text""comments__list-item""comment-1244530""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/DonCanDo""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244530""comments__list-item__text""http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/at.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&guid=484ACD5D-8E7A-4574-8A8E-F7BED62207CA&frames=no""nofollow""question__attachments""question__attachments__preview modal-image__wrap""https://s3.amazonaws.com/finehomebuilding.s3.tauntoncloud.com/app/uploads/2019/01/28004508/Roeblings_Bridge-700x416.jpg""question-attachment-1244530""question__attachments__preview-image lazyload modal-image__trigger""https://s3.amazonaws.com/finehomebuilding.s3.tauntoncloud.com/app/uploads/2019/01/28004508/Roeblings_Bridge-300x300.jpg""https://s3.amazonaws.com/finehomebuilding.s3.tauntoncloud.com/app/uploads/2019/01/28004508/Roeblings_Bridge-700x416.jpg""comments__list-item""comment-1244532""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/Hudson+Valley+Carpenter""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244532""comments__list-item__text""comments__list-item""comment-1244533""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/fingersandtoes""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244533""comments__list-item__text""comments__list-item""comment-1244534""comments__info comments__list-item__image""comments__list-item__copy""comments__list-item__comment-info""author""/profile/john7g""separator""comments__date""separator""comments__number""#comment-1244534""comments__list-item__text""m game.  Send them on.

HammerHarry | Oct 16, 2009 03:56pm | #35

Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for There are several provincially-built suspension foot bridges here in New Brunswick, typically they have a steel tower at each end, made of two pieces of steel piling.

Here is a link to some info, might give you some ideas:

http://suspension.nblighthouses.com/http://suspension.nblighthouses.com/

jc21 | Oct 16, 2009 04:53am | #31

This one in New Portland, Maine might be good for a few ideas. It was built in 1864-1866 and is said to retain many of it''_blank''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/94d22c7e662dcc75cdb3dd78a74e0765?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fs.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/94d22c7e662dcc75cdb3dd78a74e0765?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fs.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''s a pedestrian bridge between Brunswick and Topsham ME, across the Androscoggin River. It replaced one built by Roebling in 1892, washed away in the 1936 flood.

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1. jc21 | Oct 16, 2009 09:04pm | #41

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   But, I may be biased.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)

2. IMERC | Oct 17, 2009 10:32pm | #60

   And how to dismantle the OP bridge?

   diamond charges on the cables...

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CooperDBM | Oct 17, 2009 05:17pm | #51

As a bridge engineer I''s not a suspension bridge but a cable truss (among other names). Because of the sag it might be acting as a stress-ribbon bridge under enough weight. That type of bridge can be unstable if not designed properly.It should be closed immediately and demolished.The stringers of the PT deck are probably carrying a lot of compression since the railway ties aren''s prime job is to be in compression, which it''t seem to be doing here.The bridge can''s current form.Putting a wedding party on that thing could have ended tragically.Dave

1. Hudson Valley Carpenter | Oct 17, 2009 06:42pm | #52

   DB Cooper!  Just the man we''ve fulfilled that responsibility, how about explaining other ways of safely constructing a footbridge across such a span.   This topic has certainly aroused a few of my dormant brain cells, others here too I suspect.  So, enlighten us please.

    

    

1. CooperDBM | Oct 18, 2009 01:55am Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for | #63

   There are many ways to span that distance. Other than budget, one of the biggest variables is the soil conditions, particularly the stability of those banks. If it was a commercial application like a golf course they''s private then it might depend on whether there''s also clearly a damp environment and any steel should be protected - particularly those cables.I''re not that expensive considering what could be at stake.Dave

1. DanH | Oct 18, 2009 04:56am | #69

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2. Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for observer | Oct 18, 2009 06:04am | #71

   Surespan out of Duncan probably has something kicking around.

3. fingersandtoes Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for | Oct 18, 2009 07:36am Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for | #72

   Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for That''m not sure it is really necessary to replace the bridge. It leads to a little deck in the middle of no where. When I saw it I couldn''nofollow''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd4a43ef27bf8226026b490a574d445a?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fc.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd4a43ef27bf8226026b490a574d445a?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fc.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''nofollow''nofollow''ll have to put in a cable car to get to the lead tower... 

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4. NietzschesMustache Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for for 1 last update 2020/07/14 || Oct 18, 2009 10:01am | #77

   Here''http://www.nynjtc.org/hike/popolopen-gorgepopolopen-torne-loop'' logs with planks nailed across them. It held up for many years.Here''s about 500 feet: http://www.dormanlongtechnology.com/English/projects/Popolopen.htm. Cost about 5 mil, IIRC.This looks like fun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Puente_colgante_peatonal_construido_artesanalmente.jpg

   Edited 10/18/2009 6:39 am ET by NietzschesMustache

5. whitedogstr8leg | Oct 18, 2009 10:37am | #78 whitedogstr8leg | Oct 18, 2009 10:37am | #78

    Just a thought here: Go to the local Guard unit and ask about a "",  The  Combat Engineers "" to put these things in.   I''d have to do would be to provide the baily, and a few cases of beer.   And we "" love our beer!

    

    

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6. renosteinke | Oct 18, 2009 for 1 last update 2020/07/14 04:00pm | #79 renosteinke | Oct 18, 2009 04:00pm | #79

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   Edited 10/18/2009 12:43 pm ET by fingersandtoes

7. DanH | Oct 18, 2009 05:48pm | #80

   I love the hand rails on that last one! (I''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b8a51d61c68c683299154c7857d8d355?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fh.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b8a51d61c68c683299154c7857d8d355?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fh.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''s done in different parts of the world. 

   Have you visited Bear Mountain State Park?  I''nofollow''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b8a51d61c68c683299154c7857d8d355?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fh.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b8a51d61c68c683299154c7857d8d355?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fh.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''m glad to have the URL to that website.  Thanks again.

8. jc21 | Oct 19, 2009 04:35am | #85 jc21 | Oct 19, 2009 04:35am | #85

   On my trips to Maine crossing on the NY State Thruway I''d stop and poke around.

   ""  -Winston Churchill 

9. DanH | Oct 19, 2009 04:38am | #86

   I understand there''s real nice. Never seen it, but read about it.
   As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz

10. Hudson Valley Carpenter Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for | Oct 19, 2009 05:10am | #87

    The Erie Canal is farther upstate than I usually get, Syracuse and Rochester for example.  I just tried a search using "" and got a bunch of interesting hits. 

    BTW, if you''s the 1 last update 2020/07/14 a national web site for rails to trails too.   BTW, if you''s a national web site for rails to trails too.  

    As you might imagine that kind of riding is very pleasant and safe.  I recommend it as a way to get out of the car and see the countryside in a pristine environment.

2. fingersandtoes | Oct 18, 2009 02:14am | #65

   With all the waterfront around here there are lots of local companies that make aluminum ramps for docks. If I were to get involved that is what I''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92df094b700a9116c78f340244fa0def?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Ff.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92df094b700a9116c78f340244fa0def?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Ff.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''s curiosity. Any insight would be welcome.

   I do have one one quibble with your post, which you would not have known having no local knowledge: Most weddings here end tragically anyway.

3. renosteinke | Oct 17, 2009 08:58pm | #55

   Assuming you really do design bridges, have the appropriate credentials and education, and have some relevant experience - and I have no reason to doubt your word - your input here is most welcome.

   Indeed, we''s all I''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6680adee705b7a5bd8111719389cbeea?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fc.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6680adee705b7a5bd8111719389cbeea?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fc.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''s may not be that difficult to demolish. It just needs to be shored, say off the banks, before removing the deck since the deck looks like it might be participating in holding the bridge up. I couldn''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1b314c773057dfb459967c9d4f619003?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fp.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1b314c773057dfb459967c9d4f619003?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fp.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''m glad you said that it''m known as Mr overkill when it comes to that, as I would never want one of my structures falling & injuring someone.

   Just off the top of my head would a camelback truss style work on a lower budget that the pic would lend one to believe?

    

4. mikeroop | Oct 18, 2009 03:19am | #66 mikeroop | Oct 18, 2009 03:19am | #66

   help me out here, i''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7125bd7c1772369a9604285261f4c0d0?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fo.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7125bd7c1772369a9604285261f4c0d0?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fo.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''t miss anything.

5. Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for CooperDBM | Oct 18, 2009 04:25am for 1 last update 2020/07/14 || #68

   Woodworking Planshow to Woodworking Plans for Sorry, quite right. Not sure how I got ties in my head. They''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/46a3bafd7f154dbee519b2d2679d478d?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fr.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/46a3bafd7f154dbee519b2d2679d478d?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fr.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''s not badly corroded at all! Rails are made of a simple steel that shows rust very dramatically. The salts in the wood made the rust even more dramatic than usual.

   Actually, it''sag''all''1''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92df094b700a9116c78f340244fa0def?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Ff.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92df094b700a9116c78f340244fa0def?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Ff.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''s entertainment value.

   I''nofollow''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/707b4f6996d734eefb16c38b96ffe980?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fd.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/707b4f6996d734eefb16c38b96ffe980?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fd.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7627b5a8ac1c9627d4676697e1e0e937?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fd.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7627b5a8ac1c9627d4676697e1e0e937?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fd.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''t need for 1 last update 2020/07/14 a laser guided bomb, you could probably drop that thing in a few minutes with a sawzall.I''nofollow''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/707b4f6996d734eefb16c38b96ffe980?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fd.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/707b4f6996d734eefb16c38b96ffe980?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fd.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7627b5a8ac1c9627d4676697e1e0e937?s=36&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fd.png&r=g''https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7627b5a8ac1c9627d4676697e1e0e937?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fd113dx7pubfdwc.cloudfront.net%2Fapp%2Favatars%2F200x200%2Fd.png&r=g 2x''avatar avatar-36 photo''36''36''nofollow''t need a laser guided bomb, you could probably drop that thing in a few minutes with a sawzall.

1. xxPaulCPxx | Oct 17, 2009 07:42pm | #54

   A sawzall requires proximity to that evil thing. Did you ever read the short story "The Mangler" by Stephan King? I get the same feeling about that bridge.

   Tu stultus esRebuilding my home in Cypress, CAAlso a CRX fanatic!

   Look, just send me to my drawer.  This whole talking-to-you thing is like double punishment.

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