We decided to forgo all household chores and projects this Saturday to get the heck out of town. It seems everyone else had the same idea as traffic was ridiculous. And, some genuis closed down I-94, which didn't help.
But, in the middle of the traffic, we got to drive over the 35W bridge for the first time. It's been reopened for about a month, and it's arguably the most monitored bridge in the country. They literally have sensors on this bridge to let someone important know when the asphalt gets cracked. I seriously believe if a bird lands on that bridge, someone somewhere knows.
What amazed both of us is how quick it took to cross--probably 45 seconds to a minute. The bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Arkansas/Tennessee is much longer. The I-30 bridge over the Red River near Texarkana is longer, as is the Texas Street Bridge in Shreveport. Countless big city bridges are much longer and carry more traffic...which causes one to think, if this collapse caused so much damage, it's scary to think how much damage to life and property a larger bridge collapse would bring.
Smooth ride, clean bridge.
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