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Dale Creek Bridge, Sherman, Wyoming, 1885. A dangerous crossing that required trains to slow down to 4mph. (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I parents live within a 5-mile drive from that location. I don't think the commenters understand how windy that place is. The wood may look more sturdy but it's also a wind sail. The thin "toothpick" structure was most likely designed to allow the wind to pass through without blowing the bridge down.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There's an easy solution to make bridges stable in windy conditions:

(That bridge was built from 1846 to 1851 and it's still used today)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And how do you propose you get all those bricks to some remote pass in Wyoming in the late 19th century? There was 21,000 (non-native) people living in an area larger than the entire United Kingdom in 1880.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

I mean... A train?

I get you though; built with what's readily available to meet the needs of the time.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Civil Engineering took a while to catch on.