Thursday, December 1, 2011

Questionable Facelift for a Beauty | Wind Against Current

Questionable Facelift for a Beauty | Wind Against Current: "Why is this happening? As the graphic shows, container ships are growing to huge proportions—much larger than was even remotely foreseen in 1931 when the Bayonne Bridge opened. But until now, the size of these ships has been limited by their need to fit through the Panama Canal. This “Panamax” generation of ships still fits under the Bayonne Bridge (although barely, as Tugster has documented here and here and here)."

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