What to know about the federal report revealing Bay Area bridges' risk for collapse
A new report reveals that several Bay Area bridges have an “unknown level of risk” for collapse and should be evaluated. The report, released by the National Transportation Safety Board last week, ...
Span of disaster: US bridges face deadly risk of ship ramming, study finds
A year after Baltimore's deadly bridge collapse, a new study shows such incidents remain likely because of larger ships and increased traffic.
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How vulnerable is the Bay Bridge to a ship striking and collapsing it? NTSB, engineers want to know.
It’s too late for the Francis Scott Key Bridge, but not for its longer and more heavily trafficked sibling span over the Chesapeake Bay. The National Transportation Safety Board criticized ...
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Six Bay Area bridges — including the Golden Gate Bridge — could be at risk of collapsing if struck by vessel, federal officials warn
Six of the bridges were in the Bay Area ... ring 27 feet thick at its base and 10 feet thick at sea level which protects it from collisions. The Golden Gate Bridge District also hired a ...
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NTSB recommends assessing Leo Frigo bridge's risk of collapse if it's hit by a ship
GREEN BAY - The Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge is one of 68 bridges in 19 states that federal officials believe could be at risk of collapsing if hit by a ship. On Tuesday, the National Transportation ...
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NTSB recommends safety assessment for Green Bay’s Leo Frigo Bridge amid national review
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay is the only bridge in Wisconsin the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is recommending to assess for safety risk. Nearly one year ...
ABC News15d
NTSB recommends vulnerability assessments on 68 bridges following Key Bridge collapse
In addition to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Maryland, they include iconic landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in California, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York and the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan.
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Golden Gate Bridge, other Bay Area spans at unknown risk of collapse from vessel collision, NTSB report says
A new report compiled after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore shows that San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and four other Bay Area spans ... thick at its base and 10 feet thick ...
The Baltimore Sun15d
Key Bridge investigation: Maryland could have assessed risks, prevented collapse, NTSB says
It also had not conducted a similar study of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, leaving it at as one of dozens that the NTSB has identified as still having an “unknown level of risk” if struck by a ...
CBS News15d
NTSB recommends 68 bridges in U.S. be evaluated for risk of collapse. See the full list.
Some of the bridges include the Golden Gate Bridge in California, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida. In response to the recommendation from the NTSB ...
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Feds Say Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Bridge Is Urgently In Need Of Inspection
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge made the list, prompting the Maryland Department of Transportation to craft a quick response. In 1991, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation ...