Talk:Birmingham Bridge

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I'm an engineering student at U of Pitt, and I'm doing a report on this bridge.  I don't contribute to Wikipedia, but I'd be willing to give somebody a copy of my final paper in a few months, from which they could update this page.  The paper wouldn't be re-distributable, but any information gleaned could be added to this page (with proper citation, of course).  The focus of the paper would be the bridge design from an engineering standpoint, half focusing on the 'basics,' (stuff sophomore engineering students would use), and half focusing on the advanced engineering (stuff seniors like myself would use) along with a section on why the bridge failed in early 2008.  I'll be getting public records and performing most of the calculations myself, along with photographing the bridge for visual inspection.
So, should I bother Wikipedia with this, or is this the grounds of original research?  Somebody please respond, I'm making this page my homepage.
Arthur toafk 20:24, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
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Ramps leading to the bridge were constructed in a manner which ensures that both Forbes Avenue and Fifth Avenue would be one-way streets permanently.
Besides being unsourced original research, this statement appears to be incorrect.  Note that Fifth already has two-way traffic, via a bus-only lane, and buses already turn onto and exit the bridge from this eastbound lane.  So no ramp change would be required to make Fifth a normal two-way street, just removing the bus-only signs.
Converting Forbes to two-way traffic would require some vehicles to make a sharp turn, but nothing outrageous.  Perhaps 110 degrees instead of 90, for northbound traffic turning west onto a hypothetical two-way Forbes. --StevenDoerfler (talk) 19:19, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
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