The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has advised all states to do immediate inspections of the type of bridge that collapsed Aug. 1 in Minneapolis. The Federal Highway Administration guidance memorandum, ...

NEW BEDFORD — It was in the 1950s and '60s that engineers began to steer clear of truss bridges of the sort that collapsed in Minneapolis last week. But the mid-'60s was also the heyday of interstate ...

A dozen Virginia bridges with the same general type of design as the deck-truss bridge in Minnesota that collapsed last week are going to get a gander from state transportation inspectors – but ...

One notable recent instance where a long-span truss design was considered was the Columbia River Crossing, a joint effort by the states of Oregon and Washington to replace the pair of existing through ...

Corrosion, erosion, metal fatigue and ship impacts have all resulted in bridge collapses over the years — but each disaster is rooted in a different cause. Experts say there was nothing obviously ...

The plan was developed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Jim Smith Contracting, American Bridge and the U.S. Coast Guard. The operation is scheduled for Monday, September 12, 13 and 14. “This is ...

There are 16 Wisconsin bridges that are in the same style as the one that collapsed in Minneapolis. Five them are considered deteriorating or not meeting current design standards while another one is ...

Donated by: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Original Location: Minnesota State Highway 43, Mississippi River Crossing Year Built: 1941 Structure Type: Main – Steel riveted cantilever ...

One of the main connections between Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky could be closed for weeks after a fire under the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge damaged its steel structure, officials said Friday. The ...

Rocks Village Bridge recently marked the 10-year anniversary of its six-span Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) vehicle deck. Creative Composites Group’s (CCG) FRP composite deck was installed in 2013 as ...

Follow Don Allison as he climbs aboard the in-bound MAX train, stand next to him as he peers out the window and explains often unnoticed things that make the Steel Bridge so special. "The breeze off ...