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May 07 2007

Concrete Falls from I-95 Bridge

Posted by Frymaster in Bridges, I-95

A fair sized chunk of concrete fell today from the I-95 overpass directly onto the sidewalk on Pleasant St. I’m thinking it would have hurt a person.

In the upper photo, the bicycle helmet is for scale. Yes, I appreciate the irony of taking off a helmet in a place where chunks of concrete fall from a highway overpass.

The lower photo shows the likely place from which the chunk fell. A bridge worker I talked to said the white markings indicate where a chunk will likely fall.

It’s a fact. This bridge is crumbling.

UPDATE – 5/8 – 10:30 am
DoT repsonded to an email I sent and is having the bridge inspected today.
– frymaster speck

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2 Responses to “Concrete Falls from I-95 Bridge”
  1. Chicago Concrete says:
    December 11, 2007 at 11:45 pm

    That’s pretty scary. Do you know how old was the bridge and what were recent weather conditions in the area?

  2. Frymaster Speck says:
    December 12, 2007 at 12:56 pm

    CC – The bridge is from the original I-95 construction, so 50’s/early 60’s. Weather is New England, so it basically sucks. Bridge is over a river that is the northern-most tidal /brackish section of Narragansett Bay, so it has all those ocean air elements as well. Check out more on this at my new location.

    Sample Headline: I-95 Bridge to be Fixed with Paint

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