JBRIII wrote:
I remember a statement made 20-30 yrs ago, the when the GW bridge in NY was build there was a maintenance crew for it alone larger than then existed for all the bridges in NY city. The discussion was about a bridge which had to be replaced because the support structure had been allows to corrode by 90%, something completely preventable.
The GW Bridge was built in the early 1950's ( I used to fly kites alongside it as a kid.) Considering that it's some 70 years old, it's in pretty good condition. A friend of mine was a maintenance engineer and used to sell paint for bridges. He worked on a two year cycle because it would take two years for the crew to paint a bridge and then they would start all over again. Considering what weather can do, it's no surprise that the nose fell off the Sphinx.