The Bridge Guy

Unique Insight into the World of Bridge Engineering

  • facebook
  • instagram
  • linkedin
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Contact Me
  • Subscribe
  • Shop

Author - Nick Rodda

  • Blog

Montlake Bridge – A Memorable Bridge

April 23, 2022
by Nick Rodda
9 min read
Add Comment

It is a generally accepted fact that for a bridge to be really, truly memorable, it must first be a beautiful one.

Continue reading

  • Blog

Suspension Bridge – World’s Longest – Opens in Turkey

March 28, 2022
by Nick Rodda
3 min read
Add Comment

With a main span of 6,637 feet, this is the longest bridge in the world.

Continue reading

  • Blog

What’s up with the Fox Island Bridge?

February 13, 2022
by Nick Rodda
9 min read
Add Comment

A Pierce County resident recently reached out to ask if I knew or had written anything about the Fox Island Bridge.

Continue reading

  • Blog

You could learn a lot from a dummy – stop hitting our bridges!

February 5, 2022
by Nick Rodda
12 min read
Add Comment

Did you know that Texas spends about $6.7 million annually repairing damage as a result of overheight hits on bridges, while the Commonwealth of Virginia spends about $2 million?

Continue reading

  • Blog

Indiction: a look back at 15 years in bridge engineering

December 12, 2021
by Nick Rodda
12 min read
Add Comment

When was the last time you looked back at what you've accomplished in your career?

Continue reading

  • Blog

The Three Exams of the Structural Engineer

November 24, 2021
by Nick Rodda
15 min read
1 Comment

I recently told two lawyers that I had taken the LSAT twice. One of them looked at me and asked, "Why?" I had considered law school back in college. "No, don't. The bar exam is terrible." In this edition, we examine the...

Continue reading

  • Blog

Architectural Prints – An Engineer’s Idea of Art

October 11, 2021
by Nick Rodda
6 min read
Add Comment

Do you consider engineering drawings as art?

Continue reading

  • Blog

Service Life Design – designing bridges to last a century or more

September 10, 2021
by Nick Rodda
8 min read
Add Comment

Do you think Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau and Guillaume Marchand used service life principles while designing Pont Neuf?

Continue reading

  • Blog

Vertical Lift Bridges – Raising the Roof on Bridge Design

August 9, 2021
by Nick Rodda
10 min read
Add Comment

The king of the movable bridges - the vertical lift really does raise the roof on bridge design.

Continue reading

  • Blog

Swing Bridges – Long before the ‘swinging’ 1860’s

July 12, 2021
by Nick Rodda
10 min read
2 Comments

In this edition of The Bridge Guy we’ll be examining the swing bridge type, one of the three most common modern movable bridge types.

Continue reading

1 2 3 … 5 Next
Copyright © 2022. Created by Meks. Powered by WordPress.
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Contact Me
  • Subscribe
  • Shop
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • linkedin