First a bit of follow up to the pics of the Russky Island bridge (see previous post). There was a massive fire on the deck while construction was still progressing, most likely sparked by an incautious welder. English-Russia has plenty of pics, but a sampling
And a post-failure picture of the Tacoma Narrows bridge that I had never seen before, in a large collection of early 20th century (but going as late as WWII) failures caught on film.
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And a post-failure picture of the Tacoma Narrows bridge that I had never seen before, in a large collection of early 20th century (but going as late as WWII) failures caught on film.
And from the same collection a Cuinard-line ship at the pier with an unhappy simalarity to current events
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