It coincides with bridge deck repairs near by on the Causeway Bailey bridge, which also require a closure. For the Swing Bridge, lane closures on Saturday and Sunday will run from 8am to 6pm.

The portion of the bridge below ground level. This includes foundations, abutments, wing walls and piers.Bridges labeled in poor condition do not necessarily mean they are dangerous to drive over.

The bridge connects Hancock and Houghton in Michigan’s northern-most peninsula. During the winter months, snowmobiles are allowed to cross the lower level of the double-decker vertical lift bridge.

Substructure: The part of the bridge below ground level. This can include foundations, abutments, wing walls and piers. NBI will take the lowest score of the three and make that the bridge's ...

Four bridges over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal have been designated as potentially at risk for collapse from ship strikes by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Summit, St. Georges ...

One year ago, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a cargo ship collided with it, killing six construction workers and causing significant economic disruption. The disaster ...

For 47 years, the Francis Scott Key Bridge stood as the gateway to the Port of Baltimore and a landmark as one of the longest steel truss bridges in the world. The Dali, a cargo ship bound for Sri ...

The bridge engineer gets to call the shots ... substructure (which consists of foundational elements such as piers and abutments). Joints and support beams are frequently the deciding factors ...

Sixty-eight bridges across the US should be assessed to see if they are at risk of collapse if hit by a ship, transportation safety officials found, while urging the bridges’ owners to undertake ...