NEW ORLEANS — The incident in Baltimore is getting such a big reaction from people across Southeast Louisiana because there are so many bridges in this area. Many of us travel across them daily.

Bridges have always been one of the most awe-inspiring marvels of engineering. However, in the last few decades, record-breaking structures have redefined bridge building and taken it to a new level.

The plans for Florida International University's pedestrian bridge included an innovative design approach by FIGG Bridge Engineers. (Image courtesy National Transportation Safety Board) May 16, 2019 ...

Rachel Sangree is an associate teaching professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering and also program chair in civil ...

HOUSTON, Texas — Repeated delays have pushed back the completion date of the new Harbor Bridge, with one of the most significant of those delays coming from the impact of removing the engineer of ...

After Galloping Gertie collapsed in 1940, its twisted steel created a thriving underwater world. Now it’s at risk.

An Italian company that helped rebuild a bridge that collapsed in Genoa, Italy, in 2018 said it is ready to do the same in Baltimore. The Webuild Group sent a preliminary design and plans to Maryland ...

Why did the bridge collapse, and what can we do to make other bridges more safe against such collapse? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Engineers have demonstrated that, even after a strong earthquake or hurricane, bridges built with innovative materials and designs are not only still standing, but usable in the aftermath of a ...

Intolerable risk. That was what came to Todd Keller’s mind when Granite Construction looked at the design-build solicitation from the Federal Highway Administration in 2022 to rebuild a section of ...

The preliminary design of a renovated Sutliff Bridge is complete. Work on the final design will begin next week, with the goal of finishing it in July. Construction is scheduled to start this fall and ...