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The engineering, history, and people behind remarkable bridges.

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What the Internet won’t tell you about PCS moves

August 28, 2026
by Nick Rodda
12 min read

As some of you may know, I recently made a huge move, picking up my life in Olympia, Washington and moving to the island of O’ahu. This is how it happened!

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Compliance through Persuasion – the Role of Federal Highways

July 4, 2026
by Nick Rodda
6 min read
1 Comment

Happy 250th Birthday to the United States! One way to look at FHWA is like a giant referee, making sure the States do what they are required to do under law.

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Light Rail on a Floating Bridge: A Bridge Too Far?

April 26, 2026
by Nick Rodda
16 min read

In March 2026, the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge made history as the first floating bridge ever to carry light rail. Turning that idea into reality required solving a set of engineering challenges unlike anything attempted...

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His Last Hat Trick – the Drama Behind the Gordie Howe Bridge

March 8, 2026
by Nick Rodda
8 min read

Take the Motor City, a billionaire, add two bridges and a little hockey, and you've got enough drama for two bridge stories—nearly a century apart—all in one blog post!

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A Dilemma of Priorities – The Fate of the Fairfax Bridge

November 11, 2025
by Nick Rodda
7 min read

We need to rethink transportation and reassess its value to our society. Before we start building new stuff or trying to save the fish through transportation, we need to fix what we have. We have billions of dollars of high value...

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What’s in a name?

June 23, 2025
by Nick Rodda
7 min read
2 Comments

Talk dirty to me...engineering edition. The necessary, the naughty and the absurd in professional terminology.

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Mount St. Helens – 45 years later

May 18, 2025
by Nick Rodda
5 min read

Some of our greatest achievements in bridge engineering occur as a result of disasters like the eruption of Mount St. Helens.

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Update – Strait of Messina Bridge Design Progresses

January 25, 2025
by Nick Rodda
4 min read
1 Comment

Coming soon to a boot shaped peninsula near you - groundbreaking for the world's longest suspension bridge.

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How did we get here?

January 1, 2025
by Nick Rodda
5 min read

How did one Army mission help establish the Interstate Highway System? Happy New Year from TheBridgeGuy!

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Now you see it, but soon you won’t!

November 17, 2024
by Nick Rodda
5 min read

This is the story of President George Washington's formative days and one of the first bridges in the nation dedicated to his legacy.

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