This is why you need a good bridge on your driveway

[bcp]

Cement truck collapses private Sioux City bridge, rolls into creek | Local news | siouxcityjournal.com

A private bridge on Sioux City's northside collapsed Tuesday after a cement truck parked on it, causing the vehicle to roll over into Plum Creek.

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Looks like two armed soldiers advancing toward the bridge.

Bruce

 

[4570Man]

Who would attempt driving a cement truck across a rickety wooden bridge?

 

[redman135]

The driver was ignorant. You don't park a truck on a wooden bridge, espesially when there are NO RUNNING BOARDS ( the 2nd layer of boards in the wheel tracks). No running boards is a give away that the bridge is for light vehicles only. I used to drive concrete trucks, if in doubt, INSPECT.

 

[Diggin It]

That one is 100% on the truck driver.

Absolutely no way that truck should have even tried to cross, let alone park on an non-road certified bridge.


"The wooden bridge was part of a private drive that led to a residence at [address redacted], in the vicinity of Briar Cliff University. The bridge's collapse temporarily cut off the home from the city street system. Authorities said they were unsure how soon it would take to reopen the bridge."

Re-open? Re-open what? Demo and rebuild.

 

[Rustyiron]

I wonder if the (idiot) driver was spinning the drum mixing? I can see where that would start a wobble that just didn't go away. They can shake pretty hard on hard ground until the load is wet and mixed.

 

[riptides]

The driver should have reconnoitered the area before attempting to cross.

Look at the posts supporting the back deck in the pic. If they cannot get that right, what makes you think the bridge is OK?

Not to mention the armed team coming up for challenge.

 

[jjp8182]

Just me or is that "armed team" a pair of mannequins/statues? ...not quite big enough to make out sufficient details, but they actually look like they are toting WW2 or Korean War-era gear ....

Definitely not much/any modern gear there.....

If so, it's quite the driveway entrance ..improvised bridge being (rather poorly) over-watched by two WW2/Korean war solider statues.

 

[deezler]

Parked?!? Parked, on that bridge? Oof what an idiot move by the driver.

It says the bridge held for 5 minutes. With an est 60k+ lb load on it, I'm frankly somewhat impressed.

 

[astrohip]

Look at the posts supporting the back deck in the pic. If they cannot get that right, what makes you think the bridge is OK?

Good catch! You got that right.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I wonder if the person with blood running down his face, beside the truck, is the driver?

Right click on picture, "open image in a new tab" enlarges the photo.