re: #97 Belafon

I’ve seen reporting and commentating that suggests the rebuild schedule could be anywhere from 2-10 years. Yeah, quite a range. I figure that it’ll be closer to the lower end of the range, but it takes time to design and build a replacement bridge. My guess is that it will be a cable stayed structure, with the main span piers located either onshore, or close enough to shore that they’d be fully protected by ground/riprap/dolphins. The bridge will probably have a higher mean high water clearance, which will coincidentally allow even bigger ships to use the port.