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Remembering Galloping Gertie

November 7, 2022
by Nick Rodda
12 min read
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Although it was hailed as “the ultimate in suspension bridge design” on the day that it opened to traffic, its demise would become known as “the most dramatic failure in bridge engineering history.” This is the story of...

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Bascule Bridges – ‘Rocking’ the World Since 1894

June 3, 2021
by Nick Rodda
11 min read
3 Comments

Evolving from the medieval drawbridge, the modern bascule bridge is an engineering marvel.

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Movable Bridges and why we need them…

May 7, 2021
by Nick Rodda
9 min read

Of the 617,000 bridge in the United States, only around 3,000 have a movable span. Why so few?

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