Bridge In Sabaneta Damaged

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The bridge in Sabaneta has been damaged by the week longs rains. I was there yesterday and the water was very high. I'm told the water is actually going over the road where the small bridge is and the big bridge has been damaged with traffic being allowed to pass slowly. Another night of heavy rain could be a real problem.
 
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The problem with the DR regarding bridges other than many not getting adequate maintenance is that they aren’t periodically checked as in the USA. A bridge has to be damaged or on the verge of collapse to receive a check from authorities. Some never see one and give way without warning.

Anyone would think that with the DR being a seismically active country all bridges would be on scheduled to be revised.
 
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NALs said:
The problem with the DR regarding bridges other than many not getting adequate maintenance is that they aren’t periodically checked as in the USA. A bridge has to be damaged or on the verge of collapse to receive a check from authorities. Some never see one and give way without warning.

Anyone would think that with the DR being a seismically active country all bridges would be on scheduled to be revised.
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No money to be made in periodical checking.
 
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NALs said:
The problem with the DR regarding bridges other than many not getting adequate maintenance is that they aren’t periodically checked as in the USA. A bridge has to be damaged or on the verge of collapse to receive a check from authorities. Some never see one and give way without warning.

Anyone would think that with the DR being a seismically active country all bridges would be on scheduled to be revised.
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True.

And this is probably a 30-45 year old bridge. And the rest of small villages nationwide have this similar lifespan, even more.

Remember the one in Salcedo-La Vega . Took 3 years to make a new one and was one of the oldest Truss bridges left in the country.

And we're talking a small bridge, less than 100 mt long.
 
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NALs said:
The problem with the DR regarding bridges other than many not getting adequate maintenance is that they aren’t periodically checked as in the USA. A bridge has to be damaged or on the verge of collapse to receive a check from authorities. Some never see one and give way without warning.

Anyone would think that with the DR being a seismically active country all bridges would be on scheduled to be revised.
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Today's news, and this is just in Santiago. The same ones who build stuff in the country said we have 19 bridges under red alert to be repaired asap. Lmao.

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windeguy said:
Did you look underneath the bridge? I only saw the small amount of damage at the southeast end as I crossed it, but it made my wonder what might have happened underneath...
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It looked to me like the guardrail in the side is a little uneven and sagging just a bit. Maybe it's always been that way and I never noticed. The river really scoured away the land at the bases on both ends of the bridge.
 
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Seems the damage was a bit more than trivial with all that concrete being poured from those concrete ready-mix trucks.

I imagine the restaurant that was under that end of the bridge is no more.
 
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