Not many bridges can take a direct hit from a 95,000-ton ship without crumbling, engineering experts agree. But they also say Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, if built today, might have stood a ...

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BALTIMORE -- In the wake of the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, engineering and infrastructure policy experts explained the critical need for bridge reform in the United States and ...

Careful design is required to create bridges that withstand extreme weather such as earthquakes and hurricanes. It's one reason many bridges today are made of steel and concrete, AccuWeather explains.

Some of the world’s tallest bridges rise dramatically over deep river gorges and ravines, showcasing human ingenuity and remarkable engineering. Measured by deck height—the vertical distance from the ...

Fenders on modern bridges include "dolphins," which are large circular walls filled with material such as sand or concrete and "artificial islands," armored artificial islands around the piers made of ...