…but the newer span is made of “rusting” steel, (believed to be COR-TEN or a similar material although sources are not clear) which surface corrodes to a brown color and does not need painting as corrosion does not go deeper. On November 1, 1980, this second, parallel span, also designed by Modjeski & Masters but constructed by American Bridge Company, was opened to traffic.– Wikipedia
2013/01/09
Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
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Are rivets, bridges, signs, symbols, are they natural in the way that a beehive is natural?
Comment by WmX — 2013/01/09 @ 14:17