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 ...

The Castle Hayne Road bridge that spanned Smith Creek for more than 91 years was demolished in 2021. While a new bridge is being constructed, drivers are using N.C. 133 and Martin Luther King Jr.

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 ...

MADISON -- Engineers with PB Americas will be inspecting steel truss bridges in the region as part of an accelerated inspection program following the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis. Bridges in ...

Seattle inspectors checked two steel-truss bridges after the deadly Minneapolis bridge collapse, and Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday asked for a quick report on all of the state's 3,000 bridges. The ...

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 ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Following the tragic collapse of the 8,636-foot-long Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD., many people are left wondering how long it could take to rebuild. For reference, ...

Construction of Metrolink's new $34 million transit maintenance facility in Rock Island is progressing on schedule and is expected to open early next year. A major stage of the construction project ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A house of cards is how some engineers describe the steel truss system used on the Interstate 35W bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River, saying that almost any piece of the ...