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by PaulDavisThe1st 612 days ago
> do you not think that in a world where all the bridges are made of wood it would be notable to say that a new bridge is made of steel?

Notable, sure. But it could turn out to be Tacoma Narrows bridge.

We never did build large bridges out of wood, I think. For the right context, wood is still a preferred material for some bridges.

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> We never did build large bridges out of wood, I think.

Yes we did. They just haven't survived. For example London Bridge was "various wooden bridges, AD 50 – 1176".

I guess "large" has a bit of wiggle room built in.