From quaint beginnings as log crossings to sophisticated structures of modern transportation, timber bridges are interwoven in Australia’s history.
And despite a number of government-owned timber bridges in Australia being in disrepair in the past decade, an engineer says there is still a place for clever uses of wood.
IPWEA (Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia) Bridge Guide. I’m a bridge engineer. That “proper care and maintenance” line is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Sure, you can make timber last that long, but it’s maintenance-intensive.
@TheCriticalMember
Ah! Cool!
Thanks for clarifying.
When that article was being written and edited, I’ll bet there was a moment someone said, “You can’t remove that line; that’s a load-bearing phrase.”