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 ...
PORTLAND -- The governors of Oregon and Washington announced plans Monday for a replacement for the aging Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River they said will keep the project on schedule and ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Those old truss bridges built in the early 1900′s are a beautiful sight as they loom over a snow-covered valley and sparkling river. But the functionality of these one-lane ...
WASHINGTON -- Bridge design errors that went unnoticed for decades and a failure to limit heavy construction on the span led to the Minnesota highway bridge collapse that killed 13 people last year, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officials with the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program have published several design options for the $5 to $7.5 billion Interstate 5 Bridge replacement planned for the Oregon ...
A plan to thread a new truss between the iron suspension towers of the 134-year-old Hammersmith Bridge over the River Thames could shorten its closure by years and allow repairs to be done offsite.
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 ...
Keywords: Seismic design. Bridges. Piers. Seismic resistance. Steel truss piers. Controlled rocking piers. Ground motion. Seismic response. Excitation. Longitudinal ...
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 ...