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Floating road in china. Note the wave created by the bus going over the bridge - the bridge is acting like a big “gummiwurst” flexing and creating a wave. This is similar to what you see in the “ice roads

Evergreen Point Floating Bridge

The flexibility of concrete

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A long floating street can flex quite a bit although there are no “joints” in it…