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Title: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: Emo EMAW on August 21, 2012, 10:31:06 AM
What a complete misappropriation of engineering and materials.  Why the hell would you ever put a roof on a bridge?

Cons:  Your bridge now has to be bigger to hold up the additional weight of the roof.  The roof serves no function.  You can't fish or jump off one into the water.  You can't stand in the middle and look down in the water.  Wasps like to build homes in there. 

Pros:  None.
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: OK_Cat on August 21, 2012, 10:35:32 AM
pros:  you won't get rained on

Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: nicname on August 21, 2012, 10:41:08 AM
Pros: they look great in pictures
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: ben ji on August 21, 2012, 10:46:46 AM
The enclosure acts as weather protection over the working part of the structure. For example, a bridge built entirely out of wood, without any protective coating, may last 10 to 15 years. Builders discovered that if the bridge's underpinnings were protected with a roof, the bridge could stand for 70 or even 80 years.
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: OK_Cat on August 21, 2012, 10:47:06 AM
pros: badass clint eastwood is cool with it
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: OK_Cat on August 21, 2012, 10:47:32 AM
looks like emo emaw was way off base on this one
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: pissclams on August 21, 2012, 10:59:44 AM
i haven't seen an ass beating like this since pete started the fake funeral thread on the hoops board :lol:
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: Brock Landers on August 21, 2012, 11:02:56 AM
The enclosure acts as weather protection over the working part of the structure. For example, a bridge built entirely out of wood, without any protective coating, may last 10 to 15 years. Builders discovered that if the bridge's underpinnings were protected with a roof, the bridge could stand for 70 or even 80 years.


Protip:  Stop building bridges out of wood. 

Also, sounds like someone's wife made him watch Bridges of Madison County or actually travel to see some covered bridges located in Madison County  .
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: Emo EMAW on August 21, 2012, 11:12:42 AM
Sorry guys.  I just got really upset that I had to wait out a downpour by being stung by hundreds or maybe millions of wasps. 
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on August 21, 2012, 11:21:15 AM
Well, at least they weren't tracker jackers.
Title: Re: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: raquetcat on August 21, 2012, 11:29:13 AM
Well, at least they weren't tracker jackers.
Elite hunger games reference
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: Emo EMAW on August 21, 2012, 11:30:26 AM
Also I'm pretty sure had I originally posted in support of the Bridges of Madison County I would have still been PI'ed.
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: OK_Cat on August 21, 2012, 11:34:53 AM
Also I'm pretty sure had I originally posted in support of the Bridges of Madison County I would have still been PI'ed.

potato/potato
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: nicname on August 21, 2012, 01:09:08 PM
Also I'm pretty sure had I originally posted in support of the Bridges of Madison County I would have still been PI'ed.

potato/potato

not as effective in text form
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: OK_Cat on August 21, 2012, 01:11:10 PM
equally effective as this thread
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: _33 on August 21, 2012, 01:23:52 PM
The enclosure acts as weather protection over the working part of the structure. For example, a bridge built entirely out of wood, without any protective coating, may last 10 to 15 years. Builders discovered that if the bridge's underpinnings were protected with a roof, the bridge could stand for 70 or even 80 years.

So you want to protect the wooden bridge by building a large wooden structure around it?  What keeps the protective wooden structure from needing replaced every 10 to 15 years?
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: ben ji on August 21, 2012, 01:26:11 PM
The enclosure acts as weather protection over the working part of the structure. For example, a bridge built entirely out of wood, without any protective coating, may last 10 to 15 years. Builders discovered that if the bridge's underpinnings were protected with a roof, the bridge could stand for 70 or even 80 years.

So you want to protect the wooden bridge by building a large wooden structure around it?  What keeps the protective wooden structure from needing replaced every 10 to 15 years?

Its cheaper and more effecient to throw up a new plywood roof every 15 years than to rebuild the entire bridge.
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: CNS on August 21, 2012, 01:26:45 PM
The enclosure acts as weather protection over the working part of the structure. For example, a bridge built entirely out of wood, without any protective coating, may last 10 to 15 years. Builders discovered that if the bridge's underpinnings were protected with a roof, the bridge could stand for 70 or even 80 years.

So you want to protect the wooden bridge by building a large wooden structure around it?  What keeps the protective wooden structure from needing replaced every 10 to 15 years?

The wasps. They hold it up with nests and ill intent.
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: _33 on August 21, 2012, 01:35:08 PM
The enclosure acts as weather protection over the working part of the structure. For example, a bridge built entirely out of wood, without any protective coating, may last 10 to 15 years. Builders discovered that if the bridge's underpinnings were protected with a roof, the bridge could stand for 70 or even 80 years.

So you want to protect the wooden bridge by building a large wooden structure around it?  What keeps the protective wooden structure from needing replaced every 10 to 15 years?

Its cheaper and more effecient to throw up a new plywood roof every 15 years than to rebuild the entire bridge.

I thought the original bridge, uncovered, would last 10 to 15 years.  Is the entire bridge made of plywood? 

Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on August 21, 2012, 01:40:26 PM
The roof doesn't have to bare as much weight as the bridge, so the water damage doesn't cause as many problems.
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: WillieWatanabe on August 21, 2012, 01:44:05 PM
because they look badass and gets attention for a book and popular movie. rubes.
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: mocat on August 21, 2012, 04:13:49 PM
lets not forget about all the additional wind load on a covered bridge!
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: puniraptor on August 21, 2012, 04:17:21 PM
lets not forget that they are mostly one lane which sucks
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: Emo EMAW on August 21, 2012, 04:22:08 PM
 :D
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: dmartin on August 21, 2012, 04:33:35 PM
forget the bridges and the covers, and just build ramps.
Title: Re: The Bridges of Madison County
Post by: EuroCat on August 22, 2012, 06:43:11 AM
I drive one of those army bridge truck things. No worries about bridges here.