“She’s made of iron, sir! I assure you, she can [sink] and she will, it is a mathematical certainty.” Despite our very best efforts, bridges will (sometimes) fall down just as ships will (sometimes) sink and airplanes...
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The engineering, history, and people behind remarkable bridges.
Did you know? Under maritime law, an allision occurs when a vessel strikes a stationary object, whereas a collision occurs when a vessel strikes a moving object.
Happy New Year from TheBridgeGuy! Are we starting to see more bridges being raised to accommodate larger cargo ships?
Merry Christmas from TheBridgeGuy! The next time you visit Canary Wharf in London, be sure to check out this new pedestrian only bascule bridge.
Happy Thanksgiving from TheBridgeGuy! After decades of study and debate, Italy has finally approved financing to build a bridge across the Strait of Messina.
In a letter to Robert Hooke in 1675, Isaac Newton famously stated: “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” On who’s shoulders have you stood so that you could see further?
Why are most bridges in the United States publicly owned? Are there any privately owned bridges out there?
Next time you’re in love and want to affix a permanent token of your love in a public space, just be aware of the load that your lock is putting on the bridge. Or just carve your initials into a tree…
In the late 1990’s and well into its fourth decade, the Second Narrows Bridge had become a vital transportation link in the south Puget Sound area. So vital in fact that the State Route 16 corridor was now running at near...
This is the story of 'Sturdy Gertie,' the first suspension bridge to be designed and tested in a wind tunnel and to be designed and built with hydraulic damping devices.