A Johns Hopkins University engineering team is warning that dozens of major U.S. bridges face elevated ship-strike risk on an annual basis, a finding that gained urgency after the Francis Scott Key ...

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster serves as a powerful lesson in engineering and aerodynamics. The collapse on November 7, 1940, stands as one of the most dramatic and instructive engineering ...

On Nov. 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, or ‘Galloping Gertie,’ dramatically collapsed into the Puget Sound. Friday marks 85 years since the disaster reshaped how engineers approach long-span ...

Rising material costs and design considerations for a more robust structure have added both time and expense to rebuilding Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to the Maryland ...

The Hongqi Bridge—which completed construction earlier this year—had been closed to traffic the day prior after cracks and slope deformation were discovered at one end of the bridge. November 12, 2025 ...

Federal officials investigating the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in 2024 said the deadly accident was "preventable" at a board meeting on Nov. 18. The Dali ‒ a 984-foot ...

BLACKOUTS ON BOARD. THE ROOT CAUSE OF LAST YEAR’S DEADLY KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE. ONE LOOSE WIRE AND ONE MISPLACED WIRE LABEL. THAT’S WHAT THE NTSB FOUND AT THE END OF ITS MEETING TODAY. NONE OF US SHOULD ...

A bridge in China’s southwestern Sichuan Province collapsed just months after opening, following visible signs of geological instability in the surrounding terrain. Local authorities in Maerkang city ...