ofnuts wrote:
Nidhogg wrote:
The posts are 37 meters.
So the whale has a draft of around 50 meters. How deep is the Saint-Lawrence?
Wikipedia says the clearance below the bridge is 36.6 meters (120 feet).
@ kungfu07, the image is pretty nice even if it's not realistic.
Champlain Bridge Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed bridge
Material Steel, Concrete
Total length 3,400 m (11,155 ft)
Width 60 m (196.85 ft)
Height 170 m (557.74 ft)
Design life 125 years
Width 60 meters? I didn't even realize how big this, just recently opened bridge is. First I thought the fantasy whale would be around 200 meters long but it's a kilometer long ray-whale.