I-35 Bridge Collapse

[Ghanzafar]

All I have to say is that alot of bridges across America needs to be replaced and rebuilt. Variable life expectancy - Concrete pavements can be designed to last from 10 to 50 years. Rigid for life - Concrete actually hardens over time. After its first month in place, concrete continues to slowly gain 10 percent in strength during its life. Outlasts flexible materials - With an average life span of 30 years, concrete makes the best long-term pavement solutions. Majority of our bridges are over 30 years old. It is a shame that our state and federal government can't fork out the dough for bridges but bet your sweet ass all the bridges around the DC metropolitan area are getting rebuilt. Maryland is not so bad they get federal money for highway and bridge construction due to the fact Maryland keeps the highway speed limit 55 in city and surban areas and 65 on out of surban areas.