it is still the longest suspension bridge in the Americas, 11th in the world. The crowning achievement of the structural engineer Othmar Ammann and of New York’s imperious master planner Robert ...

After years of ospreys nesting atop the Bear Mountain Bridge overlooking the Hudson, road crews recently built nesting ...

One of many signature landmarks of New York City, the Brooklyn Bridge is also one of the oldest suspension bridges in the country and a National Historic Landmark. Its six lanes (and one ...

The report identified 68 bridges in 19 states, including several in New York, that it says don't have a "current vulnerability assessment." "We are saying there is a safety deficiency here ...

More than a dozen bridges in New York and New Jersey are among 68 US crossings that need to be checked for risk of collapse if struck by a vessel, the National Transit Safety Board said.

It's one of 11 bridges in New York that will be recommended to undergo a safety assessment. The George Washington Bridge will also get an assessment. The Brooklyn Bridge is labeled as critical in ...

The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that 15 New York and New Jersey bridges be inspected for levels of risk collapse from a vessel collision as part of a nationwide call to ...

A trio of Hudson Valley lawmakers are calling on the New York State Department of Transportation to detail its plan to assess the risk for ship strikes at two Hudson River bridges, after a federal ...

Eleven bridges across New York state lack a vulnerability assessment. That assessment would show their risk of collapsing if hit by a boat. That includes the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, which spans the ...