Bridge Safety

Engineering

Bridge failures in China attract attention because of the country’s vast infrastructure scale and rapid construction tempo. When a Chinese bridge collapses, the immediate ques...

infrastructure-resilience

Highway infrastructure failures are low-frequency, high-consequence events that can disrupt economies, endanger travelers, and reveal the limits of design assumptions. This ever...

infrastructure-safety

The Bridge of the Americas explosion refers to a catastrophic structural failure and fire on the international bridge connecting El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. I...

transportation-safety

When a tall ship crashes into a bridge, the event combines historic sailing dynamics with modern infrastructure risk. These collisions draw attention because they pit heritage v...

transport-safety

Bridge hits happen when a vessel collides with a bridge structure, often while transiting a navigation channel beneath a bridge or entering a port. These incidents can damage br...

infrastructure-analysis

The Chicago bridge collapse represents a pivotal infrastructure failure with lasting implications for public safety, engineering practice, and public policy. This overview expla...

infrastructure-safety

On July 7, 2023, the containership M/V Maersk aluminum struck the Brooklyn Bridge after losing steering in heavy currents, raising urgent questions about bridge protection and n...