Why do we name bridges?

In the United States this past weekend, we celebrated Memorial Day.  Memorial Day is a national day of remembrance for those who gave their lives in the service of their country.  There are many ways to memorialize an...

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Renovation leads to disaster

It is a story of obstacles overcome, full of politics, technical details and a legacy so great it spawned three sequels. This is the story of the First Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Part 3 of 4.

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Hadley’s Folly

It is a story of obstacles overcome, full of politics, technical details and a legacy so great it spawned three sequels. This is the story of the First Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Part 1 of 4.

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Bridging the Caicos Islands

In March of 2018, the TCI Weekly News published an article revealing that the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning had recently introduced an informational paper on ‘The Turks and Caicos Spine Road Project’ to the...

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