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Originally Posted by vreihen16
I can see a rush coming to build barrier islands around all major bridge supports, to protect them from impact by errant large ships.....
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I was thinking about that. But anything strong and solid enough to stop a ship is also liable to rip the hull open, causing the ship to sink. You'd need something like, as you say, an island, with a soft ramp so the ship runs aground rather than slamming into something solid. But then how large would that have to be? And how do you get it close enough to protect the supports without blocking the channel?