tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post1364013401606689129..comments2024-03-28T14:37:17.081-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Cross Over the BridgeCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-31682581140540822892013-09-29T00:14:19.285-04:002013-09-29T00:14:19.285-04:00"Overbuilt," is my impression too. But w..."Overbuilt," is my impression too. But what do I know?<br /><br />I know that the last thing Hudson would seek is the analysis of a professional engineer (so, not Crawford).<br /><br />We'd prefer to base our decision on the impressions of a second cousin of an alderman who attended a few classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic. <br /><br />Or why not just the alderman's impression ....unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-3092597071070846042013-09-28T17:52:59.927-04:002013-09-28T17:52:59.927-04:00Once asked a bridge painter, why don't they pa...Once asked a bridge painter, why don't they paint RR bridges? Because they're "overbuilt" with galvanized steel, no rust. Running boards and a roof could save a lot of taxpayer dollars.1Riparianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248602693560230557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-58193853592191829412013-09-27T19:14:51.300-04:002013-09-27T19:14:51.300-04:00Was the bridge discussed as a historical structure...Was the bridge discussed as a historical structure within the Union/Allen/South Front Street Historical District, or have our betters already forgotten this fact? <br /><br />As I recall, it was Gossips that first brought public awareness to this issue at a time when the city was unthinkingly considering replacing the bridge altogether.unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.com