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Flabuck
 Post subject: Bridge Collaspe
PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:27 pm 
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I just saw a facebook post from a friend in CR, the photos shows a bridge collaspe on the road from San Ramon to Fortuna. Be aware if you have travel plans in the area.


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 Post subject: Re: Beidge Collaspe
PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:41 pm 
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You are correct, the Bailey bridge (a TEMPORARY bridge) they installed about 6 years ago collapsed under the (substantial) weight of two dump trucks crossing it at the same time. The route from San Ramon to Arenal is closed. MOPT says it will take a month to open it back up. That is really strange as I know in WW2, engineers could install a new Bailey bridge in a matter of hours.

http://insidecostarica.com/2015/11/12/r ... collapses/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey_bridge

To get to Arenal, you will now need to take Routa 141 through Naranjo and Quesada. This route does present the opportunity to stop in Zarcero and see the sculptured hedges in the park in front of the Church.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarcero

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 Post subject: Re: Beidge Collaspe
PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:32 am 
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Puravidatransport wrote:
You are correct, the Bailey bridge (a TEMPORARY bridge) they installed about 6 years ago collapsed under the (substantial) weight of two dump trucks crossing it at the same time. The route from San Ramon to Arenal is closed. MOPT says it will take a month to open it back up. That is really strange as I know in WW2, engineers could install a new Bailey bridge in a matter of hours.

http://insidecostarica.com/2015/11/12/r ... collapses/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey_bridge

To get to Arenal, you will now need to take Routa 141 through Naranjo and Quesada. This route does present the opportunity to stop in Zarcero and see the sculptured hedges in the park in front of the Church.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarcero

Yeah, that is right PVT…it wasn't ticos that were installing those bridges in WW2, they were British, Canadian and American military engineering units. You live there, you know how it is! :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: Bridge Collaspe
PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:53 pm 
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The comments section in that article is classic. Fvcking CR. lol
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chris727
 Post subject: Re: Bridge Collaspe
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Hello anybody.
I was wondering if they fixed that bridge.
Does anybody know.
I am going to La Fortuna in February, 2015.
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it was fixed
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