Baltimore's iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge was hit by a ship and collapsed one year ago. Since then, state and federal leaders have collaborated to fund and reconstruct a brand-new bridge, which is expected to be finished by the fall of 2028.
  • CannonFodder@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    The report indicated that the operators of the bridge should have known it was at risk of collapse. 30x more risk than is acceptable. And it would make the top ten list of major bridges in the U.S. at risk of collapse.
    So what are the other nine? And are they doing anything about that?

    • HBK@anarchist.nexusEnglish
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      7 days ago

      I guess they added a link in the article after you read it? Here is the link: https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/24/major-bridges-high-risk-ship-collisions/

      Here are the 10 Bridges:

      According to preliminary results, the most vulnerable bridges are:

      Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana: Collision expected once every 17 years
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge: Collision expected once every 22 years
Crescent City Connection, New Orleans: Collision expected once every 34 years
Beltway 8 Bridge, Texas: Collision expected once every 35 years
Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge, Louisiana: Collision expected once every 37 years
Bayonne Bridge, N.Y./N.J.: Collision expected once every 43 years
Fred Hartman Bridge, Texas: Collision expected once every 47 years
Martin Luther King Bridge, Texas: Collision expected once every 64 years
Sunshine Bridge, Louisiana: Collision expected once every 71 years
Rainbow Bridge, Texas: Collision expected once every 71 years
Veterans Memorial Bridge, Louisiana: Collision expected once every 74 years
Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Maryland: Collision expected once every 86 years
Talmadge Memorial Bridge, Georgia: Collision expected once every 88 years
Veterans Memorial Bridge, Texas: Collision expected once every 94 years
Delaware Memorial Bridge, Del./N.J.: Collision expected once every 129 years
Dames Point Bridge, Florida: Collision expected once every 152 years
Horace Wilkinson Bridge, Louisiana: Collision expected once every 198 years
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, New York: Collision expected once every 362 years
Golden Gate Bridge, California: Collision expected once every 481 years
John A. Blatnik Bridge, Minnesota/Wisconsin: Collision expected once every 634 years