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Old 01-01-2012, 05:55 AM   #1
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January 1, 2012 Sunken Bridge

Happy new years!

The bridge? It sunk.










Apparently this a mote around an earthen fortress called Fort de Roovere in the Netherlands. The water is too deep to walk thru and too shallow for a keel boat, making it hard for attackers to make it across before they'd be riddled with arrows and other unpleasant things.

To get access to the fort this bridge was recently built by Accsys Technologies out of Accoya wood.
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Old 01-01-2012, 06:04 AM   #2
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That is super-cool. Bless the Dutch.
I assume, being a moat, the level is reasonably constant. Not much room for error though...?
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Old 01-01-2012, 06:16 AM   #3
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har! I love it. It looks wrong on so many levels lol
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Old 01-01-2012, 06:38 AM   #4
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har! I love it. It looks wrong on so many levels lol
I know! When I first saw it I thought it MUST be Japanese!!

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Old 01-01-2012, 12:44 PM   #5
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That is super-cool. Bless the Dutch.
I assume, being a moat, the level is reasonably constant. Not much room for error though...?
I'm sure there is a spillway somewhere that keeps the water level constant in case of rain.
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Old 01-03-2012, 09:08 AM   #6
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Apparently there is a sump pump that keeps it dry when it's working.
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Old 01-03-2012, 09:34 AM   #7
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:19 PM   #8
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Apparently there is a sump pump that keeps it dry when it's working.
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Isn't that Charlton Heston in the top picture there?
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Old 01-04-2012, 05:43 AM   #9
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MWHAHAHAH!! Fail!

Definitely looks like the spillway - wasn'ting.

I marvel at the whole concept when it's dry. The buoyancy forces are crazy high! Think of the tons and tons of water displaced.
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Old 01-04-2012, 07:45 AM   #10
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The Bridge on the River. Why?
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Old 01-04-2012, 12:43 PM   #11
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+1 clever!
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Old 01-05-2012, 04:29 AM   #12
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Definitely c l e v e r!
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Old 01-05-2012, 09:24 AM   #13
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Damp Dutch ditch doesn't deter.
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:35 AM   #15
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Yes, like Colonel Sanders and General Motors.

But why are we posting this here?
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