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Engineers Say Golden Gate Bridge Collapse From Ship Strike Is A 1-In-70,000 Long Shot

Bay Area drivers bracing for a Francis Scott Key Bridge-style catastrophe under the Golden Gate Bridge can relax a bit. A ...
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How the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed after just 4 months

It was supposed to be a modern marvel - sleek, strong, and a symbol of progress. Instead, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge became one of the most infamous engineering failures of all time. Just four months ...
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Mathers Bridge reopens to boating traffic after mechanical, electrical failures

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Mathers Bridge in Brevard County reopened to boating traffic on Monday after being temporarily closed due to mechanical and electrical failures that happened on Saturday, ...
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Lawmakers question 'helpless' RIDOT as Alviti blames contractors for bridge failure

Rhode Island Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. blamed private contractors − in full − for the failure of the westbound Washington Bridge while defending the state's near total reliance on ...
New York Post

Mexican ship crashed into Brooklyn Bridge because it lost steering during mechanical failure: sources

A Mexican tall ship slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge because it apparently lost its steering capacity thanks to mechanical failure, sources said — a tragedy eerily reminiscent of last year’s Baltimore ...
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One year later, RI officials haven’t released forensic analysis of Washington Bridge failure

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s still unclear when the public will see the so-called forensic analysis of the westbound Washington Bridge one year after its abrupt closure, even as companies sued ...
The Providence Journal

Forensic analysis of Washington Bridge failure finds problems decades in the making

A forensic report found that long-term neglect and failures by multiple parties – both state agencies and private contractors – led to the Washington Bridge's near-collapse in December 2023. The ...
NBC Connecticut

Mechanical failure closed East Haddam Bridge

The East Haddam Bridge was closed on Thursday morning because of a mechanical failure, according to CTRoads.org. The bridge was closed to vehicles and boat marine traffic. Stream Connecticut News for ...
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New Bedford-Fairhaven bridge back open after brief ‘mechanical failure’

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — The New Bedford-Fairhaven swing bridge, which carries Route 6 over the Acushnet River, was closed for a little over an hour on Friday. The Massachusetts Department of ...
The Boston Globe

‘The state’s on a fishing expedition’: Companies sued by R.I. over Washington Bridge failure deny responsibility

Rhode Island sued 13 companies in August that have worked on the now-defunct bridge. Most of them are asking a judge to dismiss the case PROVIDENCE — The engineering firms sued by the state of Rhode ...
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

From building bridges to moon landings: designing when failure isn't an option

At first glance, civil engineering and space exploration seem worlds apart. But these two fields have a lot more in common ...