The Bridges of Madison County

[Emo EMAW]

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.

[OK_Cat]

pros:  you won't get rained on

[nicname]

Pros: they look great in pictures

[ben ji]

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.

[OK_Cat]

pros: badass clint eastwood is cool with it

[OK_Cat]

looks like emo emaw was way off base on this one

[pissclams]

i haven't seen an ass beating like this since pete started the fake funeral thread on the hoops board

[Brock Landers]

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  .

[Emo EMAW]

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. 

[Rage Against the McKee]

Well, at least they weren't tracker jackers.

[raquetcat]

Well, at least they weren't tracker jackers.

Elite hunger games reference

[Emo EMAW]

Also I'm pretty sure had I originally posted in support of the Bridges of Madison County I would have still been PI'ed.

[OK_Cat]

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

[nicname]

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

[OK_Cat]

equally effective as this thread

[_33]

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?

[ben ji]

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.

[CNS]

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.

[_33]

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? 

[Rage Against the McKee]

The roof doesn't have to bare as much weight as the bridge, so the water damage doesn't cause as many problems.

[WillieWatanabe]

because they look badass and gets attention for a book and popular movie. rubes.

[mocat]

lets not forget about all the additional wind load on a covered bridge!

[puniraptor]

lets not forget that they are mostly one lane which sucks

[Emo EMAW]

 

[dmartin]

forget the bridges and the covers, and just build ramps.