It’s a tough time to be a bridge designer right now, with a span in Baltimore collapsing after a ship crashed into it and New York’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge coming dangerously close to a similar fate. Now, a bridge collapse in Norway has been blamed on designers spending too much time focusing on the way it [...]read moreBridge Collapses After Just 10 Years Because Designers Were Too Focused On Looks
BIG SUR, Calif. — Motorists crept along one lane of a scenic stretch of California’s iconic Highway 1 on Monday after a giant chunk of it collapsed into the ocean following heavy weekend rains, stranding as many as 1,600 people in the coastal community of Big Sur. Convoys of vehicles resumed at 8 a.m. Monday [...]read moreMotorists creep along 1 lane after part of CA’s iconic Highway 1 collapses
A container ship has rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters of the Patapsco River early on Tuesday, and rescuers searched for survivors. It was not clear what caused the cargo ship to crash into the Francis [...]read morePhotos: Baltimore Key Bridge collapses as cargo ship ploughs into pylon | Gallery News
A major commuter bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being struck by a container ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water and halting shipping traffic at one of the most important ports on the US East Coast. Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said two people had been rescued from the scene, one of whom was [...]read moreMajor commuter bridge in Baltimore collapses after being struck by ship