Alaska Department of Transportation said the Rabbit Creek Pedestrian Bridge casing and roof blew down at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. It crossed the New Seward Highway near Bell’s Nursery and De Armoun Road. Debris closed the highway.
The debris has been moved and all lanes of the Seward Highway are now open. The 70-mph winds caused damage around Southcentral, and heavy rain and snow in upper elevations followed the wind.
DeArmoun road not Abbott
Roger that. Thanks. – sd
I’ve been on that bridge once—this summer walking over from Bell’s to the school park with my kids. The stairs on the school end were quite rusty, with some holes. Glad no one was hurt.
I wish the state would start clearing auto accidents as fast.
“I wish the state would start clearing auto accidents as fast”
Nothing to investigate there, but with accidents you want to get all the facts or you make more misery for the victims later. That takes time. Many accidents are not the state’s to clean up either, however what there should be, is better infrastructure to improve the ability to divert traffic.
Leads one to wonder how many other pedestrian bridges are rusting. Question is why have they not been inspected on a regular basis.
Fire Island should be producing a sweet amount of electricity right now. We should be powered for the next year, right? Right?
The windmills do not work when there is no wind AND they do not work if there is TOO much wind. True fact.
I wonder what our mayor is going to say about that she gonna take ownership or blame somebody else.
Democrats have a blanket response to all weather emergency situations:
“It’s your fault, we told you to buy an electric car & put up more windmills, but you won’t listen ….. so ‘Not our fault’
What does a recently elected mayor have to do with an old bridge? She doesn’t have a infrastructure time machine.
Wicked driving today toward eagle River at 11am today.
This is an Engineering failure. Expect heads to roll over at D.O.T. bridge design…
NOT!
Actually, the bridge itself is still up.
The fence and roof are what blew off.
I dont expect anyone to get fired for any circumstance in govt.
thats crazy
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