Florida media laments as state bridges won’t shine rainbow-colored lights for Pride Month 2024
For the past three years, Tampa Bay’s iconic Sunshine Skyway Bridge has dedicated a week in June to LGBTQ+ activism, and in honor of Pride Month, has been decorated with rainbow-colored as well as blue and pink “transgender” lights. was exhibited. But this year, no Pride-themed lights will be installed on any of the state’s […]
Coast Guard studying if other bridges at risk following Baltimore bridge disaster
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore in March, when a Sri Lanka-bound container ship collided with the structure and fell into the city’s harbor, killing six construction workers. In response, the agency said it was assessing whether bridges across the country were at risk. Worker. Coast Guard […]
26 Barges Float Uncontrolled Down Ohio River, Bridges Shut Down
More than 20 barges broke loose from a marina in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Friday night, spiraling out of control and down the Ohio River, causing “extensive damage.” Mackies Rocks Bridge and West End Bridge are both temporarily closed. shutdown CNN reported that 26 vessels belonging to Campbell Transport Co., mainly carrying “dry cargo,” began heading […]
New sonar images reveal Baltimore bridge’s sunken remains
New sonar images released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers capture the sunken remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The agency’s Baltimore District said photos provided by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command Salvage and Diving Supervisor show “a bridge at the deepest point of a federal shipping lane in […]
Mikal Bridges plans to be part of Nets’ future despite ‘not fun’ season
Mikal Bridges says it still hasn’t sunk in that they’ll miss the playoffs for the first time since 2020, but that’s the harsh reality for the Nets. Brooklyn will play its final three games of the season this week, starting with its final home game against the fellow eliminated Raptors on Wednesday night at Barclays […]
George Washington, Verrazzano bridges vulnerable to similar collapse as Baltimore’s Key Bridge, US warns
New York’s George Washington Bridge and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge are vulnerable to the same catastrophic collapse of the domino effect that brought down Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, a new analysis warns. Officials had previously discovered that the Key Bridge was designed in such a way that if one of the span’s steel components failed, the […]
Engineers begin removing Baltimore Key Bridge’s mangled wreckage | Baltimore bridge collapse
Engineers removed the destroyed remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Patapsco River outside Baltimore as federal and Maryland officials stressed Sunday that the health of the nation’s economy depends on it. The dangerous and complicated task of removing it began. Officials took to Sunday’s political talk show to praise the emergency teams […]
The spirit that built skyscrapers will rebuild bridges
I’m tired of hearing about our limitations. This week’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse is an incredible heroic story of police and first responders who did exactly the right thing, quickly, and saved countless lives. But I’m really tired of hearing how long it will take to recover from this catastrophe and how bad things […]
Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges teaches second-graders for a day
Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges knew exactly what would happen to him if he didn’t make it to the NBA, and with help from his local public school, he was able to make that dream come true this month. The small forward became a teacher for a day, coaching students in math class and on […]
These major US bridges fell after being struck by ships and barges
A container ship crashed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning and fell into the river below. From 1960 to 2015, there were 35 major bridge collapses due to ship or barge collisions around the world, resulting in a total of 342 deaths, according to a 2018 report by the World Water Transport […]