A cargo ship hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Florida's Tampa Bay in 1980, collapsing one span and killing 35 people. AP Photo/Jackie Green This is not the first time a ship has taken out a bridge.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infotech, a leader in infrastructure construction software solutions, announced today it has been invited to join the transportation pooled fund project focusing on ...

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 ...

I conclude my Great Structures Week with a focus on structural engineering failures: suspension bridges and the challenges of wind in their construction and maintenance. I am drawing these posts from ...

Nearly half of Mississippi's bridges fall below federal safety standards. Here's why they're in bad shape, and what ...

KEWAUNEE COUNTY (WLUK) -- A new initiative to inspect small structures in Wisconsin has uncovered dozens of safety concerns, leading to open-ended road closures and weight restrictions. Amanda Haen ...

Experts said if the Key Bridge had been fitted with more robust collision-prevention structures, the collapse might have been avoided. Records... Concrete structures meant to protect Baltimore bridge ...