One look at any of the bridges today and you’d think the concept of this engineering marvel might just be about two or three centuries old. That’s not the case, though. Bridges have existed since time ...

The gaps on highway bridges are called expansion joints, and they allow the bridge expand and contract with temperature ...

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 ...

Bridge engineers need to be prepared to develop bridges using new construction methods and components, and improve the seismic resiliency of bridges to combat the problems associated with aging ...

Did you know bridge engineering is a specialised discipline in civil engineering? Civil engineers are responsible for designing and building bridges. These marvellous infrastructures have a name. Can ...

The collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore has prompted a reassessment of critical bridges around the country that may be similarly vulnerable to a ship strike. By Mike Baker, Anjali Singhvi, Helmuth ...

A container ship colliding into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is drawing attention to potential vulnerabilities among some of America’s more than 600,000 bridges. The Key Bridge stood for ...

Last week, the Walnut Street Bridge in Slatington was closed abruptly for replacement, a project that will take two to three years, due to deteriorating conditions. The Pine Street Bridge between ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Every day, thousands of Jacksonville residents rely on the city’s iconic bridges to get to where they safely need to go. Jacksonville is often nicknamed the “City of Bridges” and ...