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Baltimore bridge collapses into river after being hit by cargo ship
(www.theguardian.com)
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I had to find a map, yeah, this is going to be a major cluster fuck in the morning. It's possible to route around it, but the next crossing is aways away:
Just looking at that map makes me crack up as someone from Ireland. Baltimore is a small town here on the south coast of Cork. Dundalk is up in Northern Ireland. Pasadena is a place in California.
I just think it's funny when America has random place names taken from elsewhere.
Thank your ancestors for that. Couldn't think up any new names on their way over so they resused a bunch.
Well, his ancestors' cousins, at any rate.
Specifically this guy right here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Calvert%2C_2nd_Baron_Baltimore
Wait until you find out about Springfield...
You do realize how little that narrows things down.
If you want a laugh, check out cities in Texas. We have a Moscow, Paris, etc.
As does Maine. I've never looked it up, but I think Maine might be the state with the most places named after another place.
It also has a place called Ireland.
Just as long as you stay away from Vidor , you'll be fine. According to the stories they used to have a billboard that said, "Don't let the sun set on your black ass."
I'm not black though, so I think I'll be fine regardless. But thanks for your concern.
I live not super far from there, so I make sure I warn everyone I can to avoid it.
And there's a Brooklyn Park in Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, and South Australia.
We have a London in Canada.
California is down in St. Mary's County
And Ireland is in Indiana.
Interestingly, there’s a St. Mary’s church there.
And Florida is cold and snowy
Cultural appropriation is US culture. The UK and Ireland were just some of the earliest donor countries.
Hazmats are prohibited in both tunnels. About the only option for those is to go all the way around 695, adding the better part of 50 miles.
I wonder how quickly one can get a RORO ferry up and running? That bridge isn't gonna be rebuilt any time soon.
Even the largest ferry can’t come close to matching the capacity of a 4 lane highway bridge.
No doubt. I don't mean to suggest that it'd eliminate issues.
Wow really? I totally can't believe that /s
No joke, and I bet it was heavily used too... Better jump on those infrastructure dollars!
Its not the same thing at all but they got the I-35W bridge rebuilt in 13 months after the bridge collapsed into the Mississippi. Its only 1/2 mile long and the river span is of course tiny -- no supports required in water.