Steel truss bridges are a common sight on roads and railways around the world, with many dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Despite their high strength-to-weight ratio, which ...
When the 1,200-foot-long Francis Scott Key Bridge opened in 1977, its enormous steel-truss design was the state of the art for river crossings. But in the decades since, a more modern design that has ...
FROM DUNDALK. WE’RE TOLD SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN THE ONGOING EFFORT TO REMOVE DEBRIS. WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FROM SKY TEAM 11 SHOWING CRANES PICKING UP LARGE CHUNKS OF DEBRIS. BUT ...
BALTIMORE - One of two 500+ ton sections of truss from the Key Bridge collapse was removed from the river as salvage efforts continued Friday with the goal of fully opening the federal shipping ...
THE SHORES OF TRADEPOINT ATLANTIC. WEATHER IS INTERFERING, AUTHORITIES SAY WIND AND WAVES ARE IMPACTING CREWS WORKING HIGH ABOVE THE SHIP. THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE IN NEW YORK IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW ...
For 47 years, the Francis Scott Key Bridge stood as the gateway to the Port of Baltimore and a landmark as one of the longest steel truss bridges in the world. The Dali, a cargo ship bound for Sri ...
Like a spider web that flexes to compensate for a broken strand 1, 2, steel truss bridges, which are built from a framework of connected elements, can sometimes withstand the failure of a load-bearing ...
GREGG TOWNSHIP — Union County and PennDOT are expected to move forward with an estimated $2.2 million project to either replace or repair a historically significant metal truss bridge in Gregg ...