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Dale Creek Bridge, Sherman, Wyoming, 1885. A dangerous crossing that required trains to slow down to 4mph. (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] TomMasz@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Civil Engineering took a while to catch on.

[โ€“] Thrashy@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago

The number of rail bridge collapses covered by Well There's Your Problem where the episode opens with a retelling of how the railroad company owner designed the bridge himself because the engineers couldn't grasp the genius of his vision is too damn high.