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Outrage! Aging Gas Liines Explode And Kill--Why Are We Talking About Giving Ukraine Money? (video and pictures)

Thursday, March 13, 2014 11:17

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by Monica Davis

NYC; already home of tragic 911 is now home to another criminal tragedy. A natural gas explosion demolished buildings, killed 7 as of this wrinting and injured dozens. As the nation’s infrastructure crumbles and explodes, we’re talking about sending billions to help Ukraine.

Briges collapse due to lack of maintenance. Roads collapse. Walk down the street of many of our cities and you get slapped upside the head with the smell of leaking gas from aging pipelines.

Water lines crack and flood streets, cause sink holes and cost billions–but we have enough money to be global cops.

No big deal. The US is still operating under the fiction that we can rule the world with our dollars, bribe foreign leaders, thugs and chieftans. And then we get real confuzed when these folk don’t stay bought, and do’t consider themselves paid for..

As of this writing, seven bodies have been recovered from the buildings that exploded and collapsed. Dozens were injured in the blast. And the geniuses in DC ar yacking, trying to find out who to bribe in Ukraine, and else where.

2000-Present

Bridge	Location	Country	Date	Construction type, use of bridge	Reason	Casualties	Damage	Comments
Hoan Bridge	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States	13 December 2000	Concrete and steel bridge	Northbound right lane began to buckle during the morning rush hour and sagged a few feet below normal. Damage was said to have been caused by extremely cold weather, snow, and heavy amounts of traffic.	0 killed, 0 injured	Partial Collapse	Damaged section removed by controlled demolition and rebuilt. Remainder of bridge extensively repaired and retrofitted.
Hintze Ribeiro disaster	Entre-os-Rios, Castelo de Paiva	Portugal	5 March 2001	Masonry and steel bridge built in 1887	Pillar foundation became compromised due to years of illegal, but permitted sand extraction and the central span collapsed.	59 killed	Collapse of central sections	Hintze Ribeiro Bridge after the collapse Bridge collapsed when a bus was passing in stormy weather with fast river flow. 3 cars also fell in the collapsed section. Bridge Demolished and replaced by modern bridge
Asagiri footbridge	Akashi, Hyōgo^[14]	Japan	21 July 2001		Whilst progressing to a summer firework festival, people stampeded and panicked	11 killed, 247 injured
Queen Isabella Causeway	Port Isabel, Texas and South Padre Island, Texas	United States	15 September 2001	Concrete bridge for vehicle traffic over Laguna Madre	4 loaded barges veered 175 feet (53 m) west of the navigation channel and struck one of the bridge supports, causing a partial collapse of 3 sections measuring approximately 80 feet (24 m) each.	8 killed, 13 survivors	Partial collapse	The damaged section of the Queen Isabella Causeway The collapse had a significant economic impact on the region since the Causeway is the only road connecting South Padre Island to Port Isabel. The bridge also carried electricity lines and fresh water to the island. State officials brought in ferries to temporarily carry cars across the Laguna Madre. Repair cost for the bridge was estimated US$5 million.
Kadalundi River rail bridge	Kadalundi	India	21 July 2001	140-year old rail bridge collapsed		57 killed (all drowned)
I-40 bridge disaster	Webbers Falls, Oklahoma	United States	26 May 2002	Concrete bridge for vehicle traffic over Arkansas River	Barge struck one pier of the bridge causing a partial collapse	14 killed	Partial collapse	I-40 Bridge, May 31, 2002 Bridge was later repaired
Rafiganj rail bridge	Rafiganj	India	10 September 2002		Terrorists sabotaged rail bridge, causing crash	130 killed
Interstate 95 Howard Avenue Overpass	Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States	26 March 2004	Girder and Floorbeam	Car struck a truck carrying 8,000 US gallons (30,000 litres; 6,700 imperial gallons) of heating oil, igniting a fire that melted the bridge superstructure, causing collapse of the southbound lanes	0 killed, 1 injured	Partial collapse	Northbound lanes shored up with falsework and reopened 3 days later; temporary bridge installed to carry southbound lanes. New permanent bridge completed in November 2004.
C-470 overpass over I-70	Golden, Colorado	United States	15 May 2004		As part of a construction project, a girder twisted, sagged, and fell onto I-70. An SUV was driving eastbound and struck the fallen girder; the top of the vehicle was torn off and the three passengers died instantly.^[15]	3 killed, 0 injured	Girder collapse
Kinzua Bridge	Kinzua Bridge State Park, Pennsylvania	United States	21 July 2003	Historic steel rail viaduct	Hit by tornado with 100 mph winds	0 killed	Partial collapse	Failed bridge The state decided not to rebuild the Kinzua Bridge.
Sgt. Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge,	Latchford, Ontario,	Canada	14 January 2003		Partial failure under load of transport truck during severely cold temperatures. Fatigue fractures of three steel hanger rods cited to be primary reason for failure.	0 killed, 0 injured	Partial failure of bridge deck. Overhead superstructure undamaged.	Bridge reopened after complete reconstruction. Existing overhead arch remained, however new bridge deck was designed to be supported by sets of 4 hanger cables, where the existing deck was designed for single hanger cables.
Loncomilla Bridge	near San Javier	Chile	18 November 2004	Concrete bridge for vehicle traffic over Maule River	The structure was not built on rock, but rather on fluvial ground.	0 killed, 8 injured	Partial collapse	Bridge was later repaired
Mungo Bridge^[16]		Cameroon	1 July 2004	Steel girder for road traffic			Partial collapse	Yet to be repaired
Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge replacement project	Connecticut	United States	February 2004		Collapse occurred in during demolition of the original 1940 span	1 killed		Single fatality occurred when the crane he was operating was knocked from its barge by falling steel from the bridge
Big Nickel Road Bridge	Sudbury, Ontario	Canada	7 May 2004			0 killed	Collapsed onto roadway below during construction	^[17]^[18]
Veligonda Railway Bridge		India	29 October 2005	Railway bridge	flood washed rail bridge away	114 killed
Almuñécar motorway bridge	Almuñécar, Province of Granada	Spain	7 November 2005	Motorway bridge	Part collapsed during construction, reason unknown	6 killed, 3 injured		A 60-metre (200 ft) long part fell 50 metres (160 ft)
Caracas-La Guaira highway, Viaduct #1	Tacagua	Venezuela	19 March 2006	Highway viaduct over a gorge	Landslides	0 killed, 0 injured	Total collapse	Demolished, it was rebuilt and reopened on 21 June 2007
E45 Bridge	Nørresundby	Denmark	25 April 2006	Road bridge	Collapsed during reconstruction due to miscalculation	1 killed	Bridge total damage	^[19]
Highway 19 overpass at Laval (De la Concorde Overpass collapse)	Laval, Quebec	Canada	30 September 2006	Highway overpass	Shear failure due to incorrectly placed rebar, low-quality concrete	5 killed, 6 injured	20-metre (66 ft) section gave way	Demolished; was rebuilt, reopened on 13 June 2007.^[20]
Yekaterinburg bridge collapse	Yekaterinburg	Russia	6 September 2006		Collapse during construction	0 killed, 0 injured
Nimule	Nimule	Kenya/Sudan	October 2006		Struck by truck overloaded with cement
Pedestrian bridge	Bhagalpur	India	December 2006		150-year-old pedestrian bridge (being dismantled) collapsed onto a railway train as it was passing underneath.^[21]	More than 30 killed
Railway bridge	Eziama^{[disambiguation needed]}, near Aba	Nigeria	December 2006		Unknown	Unknown killed	Restored 2009^[22]
Run Pathani Bridge Collapse	80 km (50 miles) east of Karachi,	Pakistan	2006		Collapsed during the 2006 monsoons
Gosford Culvert washaway		Australia	8 July 2007		Culvert collapse^[23]	5 killed (all drowned)
Highway 325 Bridge over the Xijiang River	Foshan, Guangdong	China	15 June 2007	Motorway bridge	Struck by vessel	8 killed, unknown injured	Section collapsed	Unknown
Minneapolis I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River	Minneapolis, Minnesota	United States	1 August 2007	arch/truss bridge	The NTSB said that undersized gusset plates, increased concrete surfacing load, and weight of construction supplies/equipment caused this collapse.	13 killed, 145 injured	Total bridge failure	Security camera images show the collapse in animation, looking north. Collapsed at 6:05PM beneath bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic confined to 4 of 8 lanes due to resurfacing in progress. The rebuilt I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge was reopened on 18 September 2008.
Tuo River bridge	Fenghuang, Hunan	China	13 August 2007	unknown	Currently under investigation, believed to be linked to the fact that local contractors often opt for shoddy materials to cut costs and use migrant laborers with little or no safety training	34 killed, 22 injured	Total collapse	Collapsed during construction as workers were removing scaffolding from its facade
Harp Road bridge^[24]	Oakville, Washington	United States	15 August 2007	Main thoroughfare into Oakville over Garrard Creek, Grays Harbor County	Collapsed under weight of a truck hauling an excavator	0 killed, 0 injured	Majority to total collapse; temporary or permanent bridge is needed.	Approximate weight of load was 180,000 pounds (82,000 kg); bridge is rated at 35,000 pounds (16,000 kg). Residents must take a 23-mile (37 km) detour.
MacArthur Maze	Oakland, California	United States	29 April 2007		Tanker truck crash and explosion, resulting fire softened steel sections of flyover causing them to collapse.	1 injured in crash, 0 from collapse		Span rebuilt in 26 days.
Shershah Bridge – Section of the Northern Bypass, Karachi	Karachi	Pakistan	1 September 2007	Overpass bridge	Investigation underway	5 killed, 2 injured		Collapse may have been caused because of lack of material strength. The reconstruction is in progress.^[when?]
Can Tho Bridge	Cần Thơ	Vietnam	26 September 2007		Investigation underway	36-60 killed, hundreds injured	Section buckled while construction was underway	Pieces of Cần Thơ Bridge remaining after its collapse on 4 October 2007, ten days after the accident.
	South eastern Guinea	Guinea	March 2007		Bridge collapsed under the weight of a truck packed with passengers and merchandise.^[25]	65 killed
Chhinchu suspension bridge	Nepalgunj, Birendranagar	Nepal	25 December 2007		Overcrowded suspension bridge collapsed	19 killed, 15 missing
		South Korea	5 April 2007		parts of a bridge collapses during construction	5 killed, 7 injured		Bridge being built between the two Southern Islands.^[26]
Jiujiang Bridge	Foshan, Guangdong province	China	15 June 2007		Freight ship struck support pillar^[27]	9 killed, 0 injured	200m of the bridge fell into the river, 4 cars submerged
Water bridge	Taiyuan, Shanxi province	China	16 August 2007		180t vehicle overloaded bridge designed for 20t^[27]	unknown	total collapse of 1 span of 2
Flyover bridge	Punjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh	India	9 September 2007		during construction	15-30 killed		^[28]
Jintang Bridge	Ningbo, Zhejiang province	China	27 March 2008		Ship hit lower support structure of bridge^[27]	4 Killed, 0 Injured	60m span of under-construction bridge collapsed
	Studenka	Czech Republic	8 August 2008		Train crashed into a road bridge over the railway under construction, which collapsed before the arrival of a train	8 killed, 70 injured
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CRANDIC) bridge	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	United States	12 June 2008	Railroad bridge	during June 2008 Midwest Floods	0 killed, 0 injured	Three of the bridge’s four steel spans were swept into the river along with 15 CRANDIC rail cars loaded with rock	The Cedar River was still swollen in this image taken 10 days after the bridge’s collapse.
Somerton Bridge	Somerton, NSW	Australia	8 December 2008	Timber road bridge	Heavy flooding	None	Collapse of northern span	Bridge collapsed during heavy flooding due to poor maintenance^[29]
Devonshire Street pedestrian bridge	Maitland NSW	Australia	5 March 2009	Footbridge	Over Sized truck clipping main span	0 killed, 4 injured (Car & Truck Drivers)	Main Span falling on New England Highway, road closed for 4 days	Replaced by taller Footbridge 18 months later^[30]
Bridge on SS9 over River Po	Piacenza	Italy	30 April 2009	Road bridge	Collapsed due to flood of River Po	0 killed, 1 injured		replaced by a temporary floating bridge 6 months later, then by a definitive new bridge that opened on 18 December 2010^[31]
9 Mile Road Bridge at I-75	Hazel Park, Michigan	United States	15 July 2009	Road Bridge	collapsed due to tanker accident^[32]	0 killed, 1 injured		rebuilt and reopened on 11 December of that year
Malahide Viaduct	Broadmeadow – 13 km (8.1 miles) north of Dublin	Ireland	21 August 2009	Railway bridge			One span of viaduct collapsed after tidal scouring of foundations — first reported by local Sea-scouts.	^[33]
San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge	Connects San Francisco and Oakland, California	United States	27 October 2009	I-80	Two tension rods and a crossbeam from a recently installed repair collapsed during the evening commute, causing the bridge to be closed temporarily.	0 killed, 1 injury		During an extended closure as part of the eastern span replacement of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge over the 2009 Labor Day holiday, a critical failure was discovered in an eyebar that would have been significant enough to cause a closure of the bridge.^[34] Emergency repairs took 70 hours and were completed on 9 September 2009. This is the repair that failed.
Tarcoles Bridge	Orotina	Costa Rica	22 October 2009	Suspension bridge built 1924, 270-foot (82 m) span.	Overload by heavy trucks and dead loads (water pipes).^[35]	5 killed, 30 injured	Bridge total damage
Railway Bridge RDG1 48 over the River Crane near Feltham	Feltham	England	14 November 2009	Brick arch railway bridge built 1848	Undermined by scour from river.^[36]	No injuries .	River span beyond repair.	Rebuilt as reinforced concrete.
Northside Bridge, Workington. Navvies Footbridge, Workington. Camerton Footbridge, Camerton. Memorial Gardens footbridge, Cockermouth. Low Lorton Bridge, Little Braithwaite Bridge.	Cumbria	England	21 November 2009	Traditional sandstone bridges.	Very intense rainfall produced extreme river loads that overwhelmed all the bridges.^[37]	1 policeman killed	All bridges destroyed or damaged beyond repair	See Barker Crossing.
Kota Chambal Bridge	Kota, Rajasthan	India	25 December 2009			9 killed, 45 missing^[38]		Bridge collapsed while under construction
Myllysilta	Turku	Finland	6 March 2010		Bridge bent 143 centimetres (56 in) due to structural failures of both piers	0 killed, 0 injured		Demolished June–July 2010
Gungahlin Drive Extension bridge	Canberra	Australia	14 August 2010	Concrete road bridge	Under investigation	15 workers injured	Collapse of the half-built span	GDE Bridge after the collapse Bridge collapsed during a concrete pour.^[39]^[40]
Guaiba’s Bridge (BR-290)	Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul	Brazil	1 October 2010	Concrete and steel bridge ^[41]	Braking system (electrical) failure stuck the main span 9 meters above the lane rendering the bridge useless by (at least) 3 hours.^[42]	0 killed, 0 injured	Bridge fixed	Damaged probably due to a vessel which collided, bending the main span in April 30, 2008.^[43]
Overbridge over Chengdu-Kunming Freeway	Zigong	China	1 July 2011		Truck crashed against concrete support pillar^[27]		Overbridge destroyed, fell onto highway.
No. 3 Qiantang River Bridge over Qiantang River	Hangzhou, Zhejiang province	China	15 July 2011		Overloading^[44]	0 Killed, 1 Injured	Partial collapse leaving a 20-meter-long, 1-meter-wide pit in one lane	Collapse due to two trucks each loaded with over 100 tonnes of goods crossing bridge^[27]
Gongguan Bridge	Wuyishan, Fujian province	China	14 July 2011		Overloading^[44]	1 Killed, 22 Injured	Entire bridge collapsed, tourist bus with 23 people on board crashed to ground
Baihe Bridge in Huairou district	Beijing	China	19 July 2011		Bridge designed for max. 46 tonne vehicles, truck overloaded with 160 tons of sand caused it to collapse.^[44]	0 Killed, 0 Injured	Entire 230m bridge destroyed.
Kutai Kartanegara Bridge	Tenggarong, East Kalimantan	Indonesia	26 November 2011	Suspension bridge	Human error. Bridge collapsed while workers repaired a cable. (Under investigation)	20 Killed, 40 Injured (33 missing)	Deck completely destroyed, 2 bridge pillars still standing	Kutai Kartanegara Bridge
Eggner Ferry Bridge over the Tennessee River	Between Trigg County, Kentucky and Marshall County, Kentucky	United States	27 January 2012	Truss Bridge	The MV Delta Mariner struck the bottom portion of a span of the bridge when travelling in the incorrect channel of the river.	0 Killed, 0 Injured	Span over the recreational channel of the river collapsed.	Emergency repairs to bridge completed on May 25, 2012. There were preexisting plans before the collapse to replace the bridge with a 4-lane bridge over the river.
Yangmingtan Bridge over the Songhua River	Harbin	China	24 August 2012	Suspension Bridge	Overloading; usage of unsuitable building material (suspected)^[45]	3 Killed, 5 Injured	100-metre section of a ramp of the eight-lane bridge dropped 100 feet to the ground.	Main bridge reopened on the same day, ramp still defunct.
Bridge under construction in Lade	Trondheim	Norway	8 May 2013		Bridge collapsed under construction^[46]	2 killed
I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse	Mount Vernon, Washington	United States	23 May 2013	Polygonal Warren through truss Bridge	Oversized semi-truck load carrying drilling equipment from Alberta clipped top steel girder causing bridge collapse.	0 Killed, 3 Injured	One 167 foot span collapsed.	Truss bridges like this one require both the top and the bottom to remain equal in strength and solidity. When the truck hit the top girder, or girders, this caused the pressure/squeeze system to fail, which made the bridge fold up. The design was outdated; more modern types of truss can better withstand such forces.
Scott City roadway bridge collapse	Scott City, Missouri	United States	25 May 2013	Concrete road bridge	A Union Pacific train T-boned a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train outside of Scott City, Missouri at approximately 2:30 am. The impact caused numerous rail cars to hit a support pillar of a highway overpass, collapsing two sections of the bridge onto the rail line. Two cars ended up driving onto the collapsed sections, injuring three people in one vehicle and two in the other. Two people on one of the trains were also injured.^[47]^[48]	7 injured	Two roadway bridge sections collapsed onto the rail line below
Wanup train bridge	Sudbury, Ontario	Canada	2 June 2013	Steel bridge	Train trestle over the Wanapitei River near Sudbury, Ontario was struck by derailed railcar	0 killed, 0 injured	Total Bridge Collapse	CP trains temporarily diverted over CN track. Bridge reconstructed with new pier in 9 days.
CPR Bonnybrook Bridge	Calgary, Alberta	Canada	27 June 2013	Steel railroad bridge	Partial pier collapse due to scouring from flood event of the Bow River	0 killed, 0 injured so far (ongoing current event)	Partial Bridge Collapse	See: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2013/06/27/calgary-flood-train-derailment-bonnybrook-bridge.html

SOURCE; WIKIPEDIA

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muckracker1

There went my abducted social security funds. Ya’ll hear ‘about the ET and the teleportation bam over Ft Knox?

Mar 13, 2014, 12:57 pm 0 Reply

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