Ryusei the Morning Star Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 https://www.wallstreetdaily.com/2015/04/02/russia-alaska-superhighway/?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaosix Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Seems a bit big.... y'know, SPANNING ALMOST THE ENTIRE WORLD. Edit: Seriously, like why not just connect it all together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makο Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Well, when they said "super highway," they certainly weren't exaggerating. An interesting proposition. I wonder how this'll go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted February 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Well, when they said "super highway," they certainly weren't exaggerating. An interesting proposition. I wonder how this'll go?Well given the Ukraine-Russian problem, it's likely to hit a roadblock. But if it dipped into China for a while, it could be a huge economic gateway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a bad post Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 The invasion begins In all seriousness, though, this is if nothing else an extremely ambitious project, and I'd be hesitant to think this will be completed anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihop Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 What's the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 What's the point?Transit costs.A road, railway, or shipping lane is not entirely paid for by the taxpayers. There are also costs factored in for moving cargo from one location to another, which go into the pockets of the nations along the route.Instead of having to rely on China for a lot of shipping, and therefore pay China for the transit costs, Russia can get revenue from the transit costs by having cross-continental trucking. Also note that the longest leg of the entire journey would be, you guessed it, across Russia. They have a lot to gain, and a lot to take away from China, by offering an alternative that feeds the increasingly-hungry Chinese markets, as well as the important markets along the route, through this proposal to essentially circumvent the Pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Well given the Ukraine-Russian problem, it's likely to hit a roadblock. But if it dipped into China for a while, it could be a huge economic gateway Sending sheet through China would be expensive and super time consuming, but I see what you mean. They could try to expand further north and avoid Ukraine all together, but that's iffy too. I do like this idea tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Transit costs.A road, railway, or shipping lane is not entirely paid for by the taxpayers. There are also costs factored in for moving cargo from one location to another, which go into the pockets of the nations along the route.Instead of having to rely on China for a lot of shipping, and therefore pay China for the transit costs, Russia can get revenue from the transit costs by having cross-continental trucking. Also note that the longest leg of the entire journey would be, you guessed it, across Russia. They have a lot to gain, and a lot to take away from China, by offering an alternative that feeds the increasingly-hungry Chinese markets, as well as the important markets along the route, through this proposal to essentially circumvent the Pacific.Wait, are you sure that Russian path is longer than the cross NA pathway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla1ne Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Wait, are you sure that Russian path is longer than the cross NA pathway?by far, but if the highway takes the next logical step and completes the NY-London gap, then that particular problem is removed, almost entirely. but a worldwide bridge, even as beneficial as it could prove in the end game, would be a significantly difficult venture, both financially, structurally, and in relation to the time taken to build said bridge. nt to mention countries that aren't in on it would likely have some people primed to blow it up just to damage the countries affiliated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 by far, but if the highway takes the next logical step and completes the NY-London gap, then that particular problem is removed, almost entirely. but a worldwide bridge, even as beneficial as it could prove in the end game, would be a significantly difficult venture, both financially, structurally, and in relation to the time taken to build said bridge. nt to mention countries that aren't in on it would likely have some people primed to blow it up just to damage the countries affiliated.London-NY seems REALLY difficult. Russia to Alaska is ~ 55 Miles NY to London is ~ 3,470 miles UK to France is ~ 21 Miles One of these is not like the other The road would run through the worlds super power's heartlands, I don't think there would be much to fear. A high speed bullet train being able to move supplies back and forth running on magnetics would be so amazing for the world Between Russian and the US The depth of the water is little problem, as the strait is no deeper than 55 meters (180 ft). The tides and currents in the area are not severe. Also given there was once a land bridge there, easier foundations do exist. The construction will be difficult, but not impossible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait_crossing#Technical_problems China wants in and has been pushing for it for a while now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla1ne Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 London-NY seems REALLY difficult. Russia to Alaska is ~ 55 Miles NY to London is ~ 3,470 miles UK to France is ~ 21 Miles One of these is not like the other The road would run through the worlds super power's heartlands, I don't think there would be much to fear. A high speed bullet train being able to move supplies back and forth running on magnetics would be so amazing for the world we can do it! we could turn the start and end of the runway into landing strips. and i'm only being half sarcastic here. it might be legit possible... on the other hand, what about continental drift? building anything across continents, even Alaska to Russia, would be somewhat of a challenge as the land shifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 we can do it! we could turn the start and end of the runway into landing strips. and i'm only being half sarcastic here. it might be legit possible... on the other hand, what about continental drift? building anything across continents, even Alaska to Russia, would be somewhat of a challenge as the land shifts. Russia-Alaska Bridge is on one plate, so no need to worry about that. A NY-London bridge has none of the benefits a Russian-Alaskan one would have 1) Water is not shallow2) Magnitudes larger3) Multiple Plates China wants to build magnetic bullet trains, they would travel close at super sonic speeds, so you could get from London to NY the long way in a hour or so at most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla1ne Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Russia-Alaska Bridge is on one plate, so no need to worry about that. A NY-London bridge has no of the benefits a Russian-Alaskan one would have 1) Water is not shallow2) Magnitudes larger3) Multiple Platesstill, the bridge in it's entirety would span at least 2 plates regardless, so i'm not too sure that it'd be all that save in those areas, maybe a highway for some portions would work, but the rest would have to be on the ground, or risk a lot of deaths in the event of an earthquake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 still, the bridge in it's entirety would span at least 2 plates regardless, so i'm not too sure that it'd be all that save in those areas, maybe a highway for some portions would work, but the rest would have to be on the ground, or risk a lot of deaths in the event of an earthquake.Correct, there would be a portion in Russia that spread across two plates, have a stop there. It's much better than have a plate split in the middle of the ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla1ne Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 It's much better than have a plate split in the middle of the oceanfloating landing strips then? i mean, this is all hypothetical either way, and it's not too far fetched for an international landing strip to exist promoting trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VCR_CAT Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Making it just for cars/trucks is still a long af drive and probably not cost-effective in terms of fuel consumption w/ load size compared to boats, or maybe even planes. But TRAINS, THAT would make it a decent investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ P O L A R I S ~ Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 China wants to build magnetic bullet trains, they would travel close at super sonic speeds, so you could get from London to NY the long way in a hour or so at most Maglevs! :) The future's looking pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amazing Avian Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Who suggested UK-NY? Because that would logically be an extension of Russia-Alaska. UK-NY is pretty funking impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted February 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Who suggested UK-NY? Because that would logically be an extension of Russia-Alaska. UK-NY is pretty funking impossible.It goes over two plates over sea. Bad bad idea Making it just for cars/trucks is still a long af drive and probably not cost-effective in terms of fuel consumption w/ load size compared to boats, or maybe even planes. But TRAINS, THAT would make it a decent investment.Magnetic rails. But add a bike path for the godless hippies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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