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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 10:08 am
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Originally Posted by WillTravel
I completely agree, and actually when I am walking across bridges, as I do sometimes, I have the same effect.
Bridges flex for the same reason as planes, and to a greater degree. Bridge flex has little to nothing to do with structurally deficient bridges (which is certainly a serious problem). Brand new bridges have plenty of flex, by design.
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