Another Barge Strike...Galveston Pelican Island Bridge Damage

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12:31p, 5/15/24
Breaking Now: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/barge-hits-bridge-galveston-texas-damaging-structure-causing-110268882?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1tQi8VIlvBhMofrBOnFRNkjTIb5FFVl1GDJ197SMNgD3VIKiTFGEEyApA_aem_AQDt7SnsG_Kr7fii9-73fGuMV5CKzVbCKsWrMUfeZAMcuWQzMFxp-GMWiWlNImjDPECgm6gzUQirboUTh8kC5zns

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12:33p, 5/15/24
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12:34p, 5/15/24
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A&M Galveston's only outlet. Along with quite a few other industrial sites.

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12:34p, 5/15/24
Better view of damage..

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12:37p, 5/15/24
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12:42p, 5/15/24
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The only good news is that it looks like the railroad bridge took the main hit and only damaged the actual road bridge in a few places. This bridge is old and there have been plans being made for a new bridge for a few years now so maybe they will get their wish.

Overall doesn't look too bad and whatever is leaking needs to be handled quickly to reduce spread.
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12:43p, 5/15/24
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That barge is waaaaaay off where the drawbridge area of the bridge is located.

ETA: At least 750 feet.

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12:43p, 5/15/24
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Look at that crystal bluewater! A view any global traveler would want to visit. All those leaking chemicals will kill the bacteria living in that water.
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12:44p, 5/15/24
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In reply to TommyBrady • 12:49p, 5/15/24
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TommyBrady said:
The only good news is that it looks like the railroad bridge took the main hit and only damaged the actual road bridge in a few places. This bridge is old and there have been plans being made for a new bridge for a few years now so maybe they will get their wish.

Overall doesn't look too bad and whatever is leaking needs to be handled quickly to reduce spread.
That portion of the railroad bridge has been out for at least 20 years it looks like.

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In reply to BD88 • 12:54p, 5/15/24
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Look at that crystal bluewater! A view any global traveler would want to visit. All those leaking chemicals will kill the bacteria living in that water.
LMAO, I was thinking the same thing
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In reply to Tony Franklins Other Shoe • 1:00p, 5/15/24
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You can see the rail sticking out as it sits on top of the barge with concrete as well.
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1:00p, 5/15/24
I imagine the pucker factor on the barge and/or on any tug was pretty intense!
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1:01p, 5/15/24
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1:10p, 5/15/24
Is Galveston water ugly AF because of the muddy Brazos and Mississippi rivers?

I always wondered why it was so ugly
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In reply to 2023NCAggies • 1:19p, 5/15/24
2023NCAggies said:
Is Galveston water ugly AF because of the muddy Brazos and Mississippi rivers?

I always wondered why it was so ugly
And the trinity river. Dumps a ton of silt out into the gulf
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1:20p, 5/15/24
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The San Jacinto and the Trinity are the rivers that flow directly into Galveston Bay, which is what you're looking at here.

But basically yes. The water is brown due to silt from rivers.
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1:27p, 5/15/24
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And in case some of you are living under a rock the recent floods have rivers and creeks swollen and have caused a ton of freshwater and silt to be dumped into the bay so yes it's extra muddy.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 1:34p, 5/15/24
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And in case some of you are living under a rock the recent floods have rivers and creeks swollen and have caused a ton of freshwater and silt to be dumped into the bay so yes it's extra muddy.


All that fresh water has been hell on my work, which coincidentally is impacted by this allision. I was lucky enough to not be stuck anywhere because of this for now. Can't say the same for my coworkers who I just heard are getting pretty screwed.
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Oh and ICW is closed and I would imagine the rest of galveston channel will be closed in short order.
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1:38p, 5/15/24
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Anyone know if the bridge is wide enough in general to accommodate a barge of that size? It always seemed pretty narrow when I was at school there.
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1:39p, 5/15/24
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Oh and IRT DEI stuff, that is almost certainly not the issue. Inland waterways are not generally affected by this simply because there is a barrier to entry in the credentialing and most minority types have no interest in a life on the water.
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In reply to nai06 • 1:40p, 5/15/24
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nai06 said:
Anyone know if the bridge is wide enough in general to accommodate a barge of that size? It always seemed pretty narrow when I was at school there.



I believe the span is 35 meters.
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In reply to Tony Franklins Other Shoe • 1:42p, 5/15/24
Tony Franklins Other Shoe said:
TommyBrady said:
The only good news is that it looks like the railroad bridge took the main hit and only damaged the actual road bridge in a few places. This bridge is old and there have been plans being made for a new bridge for a few years now so maybe they will get their wish.

Overall doesn't look too bad and whatever is leaking needs to be handled quickly to reduce spread.
That portion of the railroad bridge has been out for at least 20 years it looks like.
It has been out of service for a long time. The tracks aren't connected to anything, and a section of it was already removed years ago.
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In reply to Sea Speed • 1:42p, 5/15/24
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Oh and IRT DEI stuff, that is almost certainly not the issue. Inland waterways are not generally affected by this simply because there is a barrier to entry in the credentialing and most minority types have no interest in a life on the water.
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1:43p, 5/15/24
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There is no rail service to pelican island.
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In reply to Sea Speed • 1:52p, 5/15/24
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I believe the span is 35 meters.
This is America.

Keep your fancy European units of measure out of here.
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In reply to nai06 • 1:53p, 5/15/24
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nai06 said:
Anyone know if the bridge is wide enough in general to accommodate a barge of that size? It always seemed pretty narrow when I was at school there.


But personally I dont really recall seeing barges like that going through there, but that isn't saying they don't, it would just be unusual, from all my time being near that bridge.
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In reply to Sea Speed • 1:54p, 5/15/24
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Oh and IRT DEI stuff, that is almost certainly not the issue. Inland waterways are not generally affected by this simply because there is a barrier to entry in the credentialing and most minority types have no interest in a life on the water.
Except for a certain group that likes to swim...according to the NYC mayor. They surely must be interested in a life in the water.
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In reply to C@LAg • 1:59p, 5/15/24
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C@LAg said:
Sea Speed said:




I believe the span is 35 meters.
This is America.

Keep your fancy European units of measure out of here.

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I think that, to be very honest with you, I do believe that we should have rightly believed, but we certainly believe that certain issues are just settled.

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In reply to Sea Speed • 2:01p, 5/15/24
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Sea Speed said:
nai06 said:
Anyone know if the bridge is wide enough in general to accommodate a barge of that size? It always seemed pretty narrow when I was at school there.


But personally I dont really recall seeing barges like that going through there, but that isn't saying they don't, it would just be unusual, from all my time being near that bridge.


Same here. It was always personal watercraft like sail boats
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2:03p, 5/15/24
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I am curious on why the barge was there, doesn't look even close that it could fit under that bridge
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In reply to nai06 • 2:04p, 5/15/24
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Smaller push boats and other industry uses it but they don't use that to get to the ICW.

I'm fairly certain this is another engineering casualty.
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In reply to Sea Speed • 2:09p, 5/15/24
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Sea Speed said:
Smaller push boats and other industry uses it but they don't use that to get to the ICW.

I'm fairly certain this is another engineering casualty.
Reported that it was "under toe and came loose".

Also, google map satellite view shows sections of the RR bridge in that area missing.
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In reply to Gator92 • 2:11p, 5/15/24
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Theres also a section of the RR sitting on top of the barge.
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