tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789220954771177876.post4027553121394814603..comments2023-07-28T09:35:11.214+01:00Comments on This blog has moved to www.WillCycle.com: More on Gem BridgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789220954771177876.post-65818221132098478582011-08-16T10:50:57.365+01:002011-08-16T10:50:57.365+01:00After a bit of Googling, it seems a viaduct is a s...After a bit of Googling, it seems a viaduct is a series of short spans (like arches between piers). Gem bridge sits on piers but, after bolting sections together, is probably considered as a single, supported span.<br /><br />At this point I should insert a clause regarding not having a clue what I'm talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789220954771177876.post-53126891595384691382011-08-05T16:42:48.762+01:002011-08-05T16:42:48.762+01:00A newsletter would've been fantastic, as well ...A newsletter would've been fantastic, as well as the specific date the bridge would be open (even if that date is subject to change, in case of delays).<br /><br />Off on a tangent here, but why was the previous construction called a viaduct, but this one is called a bridge? I believe a viaduct spans a valley, so nothing has changed there, yet the name has. Odd, don't you think?WillCyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867074906833723545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789220954771177876.post-87820418237802309142011-08-04T10:35:12.423+01:002011-08-04T10:35:12.423+01:00Excellent! So good to see there is progress on th...Excellent! So good to see there is progress on this project. Pity the only information on that progress is coming from you. Would a monthly newsletter from them really be too much trouble?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com