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Log bridge for a train, Oregon, USA, 1905
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this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2023
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Any engineers happen to know (I'm curious) how stable a design like this is?
There's an engineering saying: "Any idiot can build a bridge that holds a load. An engineer can build a bridge that barely carries a load." It looks like they overbuilt the bridge to compensate for lack of solid engineering.