And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I suspect because it was too rocky to excavate and not necessary, since no long vehicles were going to cross it, they being unknown to man at construction time.
What's the matter? Homophobe😊 They just built a new bridge across the Mississippi a little south of me. Beautiful bridge, mega price. I'll bet that this crooked bridge is still passing traffic long after the new wonder bridge over the Mississippi is gone.
I would think it is more stable with the angles added. I suspect that winter/spring floodwater flow may be a factor in the design. Looks like a combo of concrete and rock. Romans had concrete back in the day.
Hello. - Canada here. - The Romans had concrete that hardened underwater. They used volcanic ash in their concrete, apparently. They built to last! l stood once on the Appian way. None of our roads will still be here or usable two thousand years from now.
Why isn't the bridge straight?
ReplyDeleteI suspect because it was too rocky to excavate and not necessary, since no long vehicles were going to cross it, they being unknown to man at construction time.
DeleteWhat's the matter? Homophobe😊
DeleteThey just built a new bridge across the Mississippi a little south of me. Beautiful bridge, mega price.
I'll bet that this crooked bridge is still passing traffic long after the new wonder bridge over the Mississippi is gone.
I would think it is more stable with the angles added. I suspect that winter/spring floodwater flow may be a factor in the design. Looks like a combo of concrete and rock. Romans had concrete back in the day.
DeleteSorry to complain, but I am totally unable to read the new comment format.
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Hello. - Canada here. - The Romans had concrete that hardened underwater. They used volcanic ash in their concrete, apparently. They built to last! l stood once on the Appian way. None of our roads will still be here or usable two thousand years from now.
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