OT - Way off topic. Atlanta interstate fire.

epcotisbest

Watching this on the ATL news tonight. It is crazy. A section of the interstate collapsed. An awful commute just got crazier. Praying there was no one hurt. Near Piedmont Road and Monroe Drive. They have reversed lanes on the interstate to try to get stuck commuters out of there. Good job GSP and GDOT. It is gonna take some time, but better than those commuters sitting in traffic all night.

DoubleEgger

Unfortunately I'm not surprised. The infrastructure around here is terrible. 

theyolksonyou

Makes me glad I'm 80 mi up the road. 

HeavyG

DoubleEgger said:

Unfortunately I'm not surprised. The infrastructure around here is terrible. 

Well to be fair... a huge fire under a bridge causing a section of it to collapse isn't necessarily reflective of the overall state of the infrastructure.

I was watching that a few hours ago - was a pretty nasty fire. Would have hated to be downwind from that.

bgebrent

This is gonna be a Yuge problem until it's remedied.

theyolksonyou

Traffic will increase bigly on the surface streets. 

pgprescott

I think Atlanta should quickly install fireproofing on the underside of all the bridges and dry system sprinklers to boot. 

DaveRichardson

pgprescott said:

I think Atlanta should quickly install fireproofing on the underside of all the bridges and dry system sprinklers to boot. 

And plumb it to warm the surfaces during our infamous ice jams!

i drive this section daily!  The suck factor is unfathomable right now!  

theyolksonyou

DaveRichardson said:

pgprescott said:

I think Atlanta should quickly install fireproofing on the underside of all the bridges and dry system sprinklers to boot. 

And plumb it to warm the surfaces during our infamous ice jams!

i drive this section daily!  The suck factor is unfathomable right now!  

THen you a helluva commute!

epcotisbest

DaveRichardson said:

pgprescott said:

I think Atlanta should quickly install fireproofing on the underside of all the bridges and dry system sprinklers to boot. 

And plumb it to warm the surfaces during our infamous ice jams!

i drive this section daily!  The suck factor is unfathomable right now!  

Yeah, tomorrow morning is going to be crazy. I drive that stretch every now and then on the way to the airport and back and traffic there is always heavy. WSB-TV says no firefighters or commuters hurt. 

DoubleEgger

HeavyG said:

DoubleEgger said:

Unfortunately I'm not surprised. The infrastructure around here is terrible. 

Well to be fair... a huge fire under a bridge causing a section of it to collapse isn't necessarily reflective of the overall state of the infrastructure.

I was watching that a few hours ago - was a pretty nasty fire. Would have hated to be downwind from that.

I've driven that road under the bridge for many years. That bridge has been a piece of crap for two decades. 

Thomasc18

Crazy!  Can't imagine how bad the traffic will be now

northGAcock

My daughter says my SIL was right in the thick of it. Looking forward to seeing some of his pictures. 

Wolfie51sb

Guessing the forthcoming repair can be considered a "shovel ready" job?

Gulfcoastguy

I have had to replace a bridge that happened to. Fortunately it was a secondary road. If the piles, columns, and caps aren't damaged the span could be replaced in as little as a month. It is the substructure that takes time. A fire that is on top of a bridge does relatively little damage. 

RRP

pgprescott said:

I think Atlanta should quickly install fireproofing on the underside of all the bridges and dry system sprinklers to boot. 

Huh? wouldn't 3" table stands do the trick instead??? JUST kidding, Pete!

theyolksonyou

northGAcock said:

My daughter says my SIL was right in the thick of it. Looking forward to seeing some of his pictures. 

It took me a while to understand why your sister in law was a he. Guess you old guys with married daughters have a different definition. 

northGAcock

theyolksonyou said:

northGAcock said:

My daughter says my SIL was right in the thick of it. Looking forward to seeing some of his pictures. 

It took me a while to understand why your sister in law was a he. Guess you old guys with married daughters have a different definition. 

Son-In-Law. Not sure about how they do it in north Georgia. 

nolaegghead

sad!

SemolinaPilchard

NBCnews.com said authorities believe a large amount of PVC pipe stored under the bridge ignited. If so, that must've been a hell of a lot of pipe.

Gulfcoastguy

Sounds like some companies insurance is going to be none too happy. Probably some punk kid with a Bic lighter had some fun. 

DoubleEgger

A friend of mine took this pic. 

epcotisbest

SemolinaPilchard said:

NBCnews.com said authorities believe a large amount of PVC pipe stored under the bridge ignited. If so, that must've been a hell of a lot of pipe.

Here is a photo from 11Alive news of the area. 
Just saw @DoubleEgger pic. That must have been not long after it started. Amazing photo. Thanks for sharing.

DoubleEgger

JRWhitee

Working from home today!

northGAcock

JRWhitee said:

Working from home today!

Me too.

JohnInCarolina

y'all better leave now if you want to make it to the Butt Blast

nolabrew

Collapsed like the Falcon's lead over the Pats.  Damn, Atlanta. 

Jeremiah

northGAcock said:

JRWhitee said:

Working from home today!

Me too.

Oh geez. 

fishlessman

if that was in mass, maybe 3 to 5 years to fix, in maine a couple weeks. how fast does things get done in georgia

GATraveller

I can go that way to work but usually take the perimeter.  Left at 6:30am today and it was as busy as 7:30-8am.  DOT checked the damage and saying both North and South sections require replacement.  Going to be a long few months!!!