12/8/2004: Millau viaduct

[Rue Pascal]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That shouldn't be a problem since the french support the terrorists.

Ahhh, you mean like the USA did with Iraq contra Iran, Contras, Pinochet and Bin Laden in Afghanistan?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Aw c'mon Red, you don't believe those silly rumors, do you.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by axlrosen

As if the thing wasn't already impressive enough, they went and shot fireworks off of it for its inauguration.

it is extremely hard to build an ugly bridge."

Of course you can detract from its clean beauty by adding an obnoxious fireworks display... but thats just me... and lottsa folks with autism and those poor SOBs who thought it'd be nice to have a ballpark in the neighborhood and folks with hearing loss and folks with battle fatigue and never mind I blame GB for all French martial displays

[Undertoad]

[glatt]

I really hope that red tower is just a temporary support that hasn't been removed yet. It really looks out of place.

[Karenv]

[quote=axlrosen]"Amidst all this hyperbole, it's easy to overlook one of the fundamental truths of modern engineering: it is extremely hard to build an ugly bridge."

Well no, Aahnold is pushing a very ugly one in SF. Here is a slideshow of the Millau with one photo of the proposed SF Bay Bridge. Click on the link to Mark Moford's article.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/art...otes121704.DTL

[russotto]

I see a lot of blaming of Bush and Arnold for things which happened back in 1998...

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by russotto

I see a lot of blaming of Bush and Arnold for things which happened back in 1998...

I see stupid people.

Just look at that doctor they may be sending to jail for life because he gave medicine to people he thought were in pain.

[Karenv]

Originally Posted by russotto

I see a lot of blaming of Bush and Arnold for things which happened back in 1998...

Back then they generated a lot of visionary designs. Arnold's part is subsequently saying it is the slab or nothing for budgetary reasons.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

I see stupid people.

Just look at that doctor they may be sending to jail for life because he gave medicine to people he thought were in pain.

He's a classic example of a political prisoner, right here in the good old USA.

[cjjulie]

Originally Posted by glatt

So France can make more than chocolate after all, huh?

That is a beautiful bridge.

yes but what does it smell like

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Karenv

Well no, Aahnold is pushing a very ugly one in SF.

If it gets people from point A to point B and doesn't fall apart in an earthquake, it IS a beautiful bridge.

[xoxoxoBruce]

San Francisco (and Oakland) deserves to have a bridge they can be proud of crossing the storied bay. A work of art, a beautiful design that’s worthy of the great city. They should have the bridge they are willing to pay for. No federal money, no state money, a ‘Frisco bridge they bought and paid for.

[garnet]

Originally Posted by wolf

If it gets people from point A to point B and doesn't fall apart in an earthquake, it IS a beautiful bridge.

Not so. San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it would be shameful for them to build that ugly piece of crap. I've spent a lot of time in the Bay Area and can't imagine that the people there will ever allow that version of a bridge to be built. The French can build a beautiful, safe and functional structure. Why can't we?

[zippyt]

that bridge rof SF SUCKS !!!!!!
This bridge in France is KILLER looking !!!!!!!!!!!!