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Bridges can be protected from ship collisions – an expert on structures in disasters explains how

A cargo ship hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Florida's Tampa Bay in 1980, collapsing one span and killing 35 people. AP Photo/Jackie Green This is not the first time a ship has taken out a bridge.
WBAL-TV

MDTA: Remaining Key Bridge structures to be demolished in July, part of monthslong process

THE VIEW FORT ARMISTEAD PARK GIVES OF WHAT WAS THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE, A VIEW FOLKS LIKE MICHAEL BROWN WHO CAME HERE THE MORNING OF THE COLLAPSE, WON’T HAVE FOR MUCH LONGER AS DEMOLITION IS SET ...
The New York Times

Engineers Raise Questions About Bridge’s Construction as Inquiry Begins

In reviewing images of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, some structural engineers said that its piers, which are essential to the structure’s integrity, appeared to lack protective barriers. By James ...
CNN

Three ships have hit bridges in different countries – in just three months. Should we be worried?

A deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore. A bridge in southern China sliced in half. Parts of a bridge cutting through the hull of a massive ship in Argentina. These events all happened within the first ...
NPR

Concrete structures meant to protect Baltimore bridge appear unchanged for decades

Seconds before the container ship Dali hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last week and tore it down, killing six construction workers, it sailed past a structure designed to prevent that ...