bridges

Environment

Pilot Mountain State Park's Bean Shoals set to reopen in the spring

2:27pm December 20, 2024

Crews are busy at work installing bottomless culvert bridges and widening roads to ensure safer access to Pilot Mountain State Park's Bean Shoals. The project is slated to conclude in the spring of 2025.

Part of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Bridge projects across U.S. offer clues to what may replace Baltimore's fallen span

1:24pm May 03, 2024

by Scott Neuman

What a new bridge over Baltimore's Patapsco River will look like is still very much a matter of speculation. But one design stands out.

The container ship Dali after it ran into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday in Baltimore.

National

Loss of ship's power and stiff current may have led to bridge collision, experts say

5:00am March 27, 2024

A momentary loss of propulsion or electricity aboard the massive cargo vessel as it maneuvered in a tight channel in Baltimore may have triggered a cascade of events leading to the bridge collision.

Black smoke billows from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia after an explosion on Saturday.

World News

After the Crimean bridge attack, there are plenty of theories but few real answers

3:27pm October 13, 2022

by Julian Hayda

Theories abound about who is responsible for the attack and how they did it. On Wednesday, Russia arrested eight men alleged to have set off a truck bomb. Ukraine says Russia planned the attack.

Politics & Government

Report: Much of Winston-Salem's infrastructure is 'aging out'

4:37pm March 29, 2022

by April Laissle

Much of Winston-Salem's infrastructure is “aging out” simultaneously. That's according to a report presented to City Council on Monday.

A single Ficus elastica tree forms the backbone of a double-decker bridge near the village of Nongriat in the Indian state of Meghalaya.

PHOTOS: Living Tree Bridges In A Land Of Clouds

11:54am August 01, 2020

by Prasenjeet Yadav

In the Indian state of Meghalaya, one of the wettest places on Earth, villagers are separated by rivers and valleys. To stay connected, they coax tree roots to grow together into living bridges.

The journey up the west coast of Norway, from the city of Kristiansand in the south to the city of Trondheim, now takes about 21 hours and requires seven ferry crossings. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration plans a nearly $40 billion transport proje

World News

Norway Embarks On Its Most Ambitious Transport Project Yet

12:42pm January 08, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

Norway's rugged west coast features glaciers, waterfalls and fjords that are beautiful — but take a long time to navigate. A major infrastructure plan could cut travel time in half.

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