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A cost-effective solution for monitoring aging infrastructure

The partial collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden in September 2024 was a wake-up call for Germany's infrastructure policy ...
WSAZ

Silver Bridge collapse anniversary | 58 years later, families still remember

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Fifty-eight years after the deadliest bridge collapse in United States history, for J.O. Miller, it still feels like yesterday. “There’s nothing I can do about it,” ...
CBS News

Final NTSB report confirms loose wire on ship led to Key Bridge collision and collapse

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its final report more than 20 months after the deadly collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. Investigators concluded that the ...
KSL

Misplaced wire label, other mishaps likely caused collision, Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB says

WASHINGTON — A misplaced wire label, the vulnerability of a bridge and other mishaps in protocols likely caused the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge after a large vessel struck it in ...
CNN

A misplaced wire label on a container ship and other mishaps likely caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB says

A misplaced wire label, the vulnerability of a bridge and other mishaps in protocols likely caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after a large vessel struck it in the spring ...
al.com

Huntsville spending $800,000 to replace bridge that collapsed as a train was crossing

The Huntsville City Council approved $800,000 in funding for the $6.3 million Aldridge Creek railroad bridge replacement project. The new bridge would replace the one that collapsed in July as a train ...
National Geographic news

How a doomed bridge became the Pacific Northwest’s most unlikely reef

When the two-lane Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940, it was hailed as a “triumph of structural engineering.” Locals quickly gave it another name—Galloping Gertie—after noticing how the ...
WAFF

Huntsville City Council takes step toward repairing collapsed bridge

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Huntsville City Council voted unanimously to move one step closer to repairing the train bridge that collapsed over the summer. The city will contribute $800,000 toward ...
Post and Courier

After an SC bridge collapsed, tickets for truck drivers are skyrocketing — and raising more concerns

GREENVILLE – After an overweight truck caused an Upstate bridge to collapse, police are ramping up efforts to keep heavy trucks from damaging the state’s bridges — a move that has snared hundreds of ...
The Diplomat

Hongqi Bridge Collapse Is a Warning. China’s Leaders Should Listen.

Earlier this month, officials abruptly closed the 758-meter Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan after cracks appeared in the surrounding terrain. Within a day, landslides tore through the mountainside, ...
Travel Weekly

Coconut Island near Hilo shuttered after bridge collapse

Off the Big Island of Hawaii, Mokuola, also known as Coconut Island, is closed until further notice after the popular pedestrian bridge leading to it collapsed. The island, which is within walking ...
New York Post

Loose wire that caused Baltimore bridge collapse could cost $5.2B to replace

A loose signal wire caused the blackout that sent the cargo ship Dali crashing into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday, blaming the ...