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for sure a bad in moab
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:24 am
by revmaaatin
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Hink" wrote:
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> Dewey Bridge crossed the Colorado River. The Delores flowed into the
Colorado up stream a couple of miles.
> I first crossed Dewey Bridge in 1980 and always felt like I was
coming home once I got to Dewey.
>
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/04/07/040808_1a
_Dewey_Bridge.html
Pictures available here
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=4302821
revmaaatin.
dewey bridge
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:59 am
by Chris Norloff
Is it just me, or does it seem a bit suspicious that the entire bridge deck
burned, seemingly all at once, and left the guy wires burning all across the
river ...
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=4302821
I see what looks like the remains of the brush fire on the far side from
where these photos were taken. I could see all the bridge decking burning if
a 'perfect wind' blew the flames right along the decking, though I'd still
be surprised for the fire to move this fast while crossing a river.
And wouldn't those be steel guy wires? How are they burning?
Anybody who knows more about fires care to comment?
thanks,
Chris
dewey bridge
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:26 am
by Rick
What I read is the deck was made of 90 year old creosote timbers. So
basically, the bridge was very dry wood and oil. The guide wire were
probably burning with the creosote residue from the timbers.
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Norloff" wrote:
>
>
> Is it just me, or does it seem a bit suspicious that the entire
bridge deck
> burned, seemingly all at once, and left the guy wires burning all
across the
> river ...
>
>
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=4302821
>
> I see what looks like the remains of the brush fire on the far side from
> where these photos were taken. I could see all the bridge decking
burning if
> a 'perfect wind' blew the flames right along the decking, though I'd
still
> be surprised for the fire to move this fast while crossing a river.
>
> And wouldn't those be steel guy wires? How are they burning?
>
> Anybody who knows more about fires care to comment?
>
> thanks,
> Chris
>