On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:31:05 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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I trode across a suspension footbridge (The Swinging Bridge over the
Illinois River in Kerby, OR) yesterday and admired the engineering.
12x12" uprights about 20' tall and 1" galv steel wire ropes supporting
about an 80' span. I wonder how far they had to sink the terminations
to support that structure...

Oh, sink the terminations? You mean, like, in concrete? Oh. We were supposed
to do that?...

I believe that it would have "fall down, go boom" long before now if
they hadn't done that, Ed.

I found a nice secluded "beach" and took a dip in the nice, refreshing
(70F or better) river yesterday. It was great. I need to get out and
do more hiking before it gets cold and wet to do so this year. It give
me and my Nikon more exercise.

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