Comments on: Building a bridge: And soon the twain shall meet http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/ Travel along with our transportation geek Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:41:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Michael Janssen http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/#comment-14642 Michael Janssen Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:35:00 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/#comment-14642 If you look at the webcam: http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/35wbridge/webcam.html It's almost met together now! If you look at the webcam:
http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/35wbridge/webcam.html

It’s almost met together now!

]]> By: mulad http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/#comment-14603 mulad Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:09:41 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/#comment-14603 Yeah, they seem to be progressing faster on the eastern span versus the western one. Here's an aerial view from Mn/DOT from a few days ago: http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/35wbridge/images/mainSpanAerial.jpg Yeah, they seem to be progressing faster on the eastern span versus the western one. Here’s an aerial view from Mn/DOT from a few days ago:

http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/35wbridge/images/mainSpanAerial.jpg

]]> By: Roadguy http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/#comment-14597 Roadguy Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:00:44 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/#comment-14597 Screech is correct -- the northbound side was longer (on both sides of the river). The two main spans were not of noticeably different heights. Screech is correct — the northbound side was longer (on both sides of the river). The two main spans were not of noticeably different heights.

]]> By: Screech http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/#comment-14593 Screech Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:46:10 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/#comment-14593 It appears to me that the north side of the northbound span has an additional segment on it, as compared to the north side of the southbound span. That's why it looks different. It appears to me that the north side of the northbound span has an additional segment on it, as compared to the north side of the southbound span. That’s why it looks different.

]]> By: Casey http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/#comment-14591 Casey Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:12:23 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/07/01/building-a-bridge-and-soon-the-twain-shall-meet/#comment-14591 Is the northbound span (on the right) actually higher than the southbound one? Or is that just an illusion caused by the perspective of the photo? Is the northbound span (on the right) actually higher than the southbound one? Or is that just an illusion caused by the perspective of the photo?

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