In Gilbertville, a village in the
township of Hardwick,
Massachusetts is this wonderful covered bridge that spans the
Ware River. It was closed to motor vehicle traffic a few years ago because some modern so-called engineers claimed that it was either unsafe or couldn’t be proved to be safe using modern computer tools. It is a shame, bridges that have lasted over 100 years, and show no damage whatsoever, are no longer considered safe. I would think that the survival of a bridge for that period of time demonstrates that it is safe, but what do I know. I’m only an electrical enginee
r, not a contractor who will make lots of money tearing this down and replacing it with a modern concrete and steel structure that gets attacked by road salt every winter.
Check out my book,
Abominable Firebug.
See
http://www.AbominableFirebug.com
In Gilbertville, a village in the 
r, not a contractor who will make lots of money tearing this down and replacing it with a modern concrete and steel structure that gets attacked by road salt every winter. 
1 comment:
You write very well.
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