Bridge collapse in Wheeling, West Virginia sends three people to the hospital

The Washington Avenue Bridge over the Wheeling Creek has been closed since last month and was in the process of being ...
WRIC ABC 8News

‘Loud, thunderous boom’: West Virginia bridge collapses into waterway, injuring three people

The call came in around 1:45 p.m. after nearby residents heard what they described as a “very loud, thunderous boom.” ...
ABC News

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse: Temporary channel opens for boats working on bridge response

The cargo ship struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday. A cargo ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, causing a near-total collapse of the ...
WSAZ

Silver Bridge collapse anniversary | 58 years later, families still remember

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Fifty-eight years after the deadliest bridge collapse in United States history, for J.O. Miller, it still feels like yesterday. “There’s nothing I can do about it,” ...
KSL

Misplaced wire label, other mishaps likely caused collision, Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB says

WASHINGTON — A misplaced wire label, the vulnerability of a bridge and other mishaps in protocols likely caused the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge after a large vessel struck it in ...
National Geographic news

How a doomed bridge became the Pacific Northwest’s most unlikely reef

When the two-lane Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940, it was hailed as a “triumph of structural engineering.” Locals quickly gave it another name—Galloping Gertie—after noticing how the ...
The Diplomat

Hongqi Bridge Collapse Is a Warning. China’s Leaders Should Listen.

Earlier this month, officials abruptly closed the 758-meter Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan after cracks appeared in the surrounding terrain. Within a day, landslides tore through the mountainside, ...
Travel Weekly

Coconut Island near Hilo shuttered after bridge collapse

Off the Big Island of Hawaii, Mokuola, also known as Coconut Island, is closed until further notice after the popular pedestrian bridge leading to it collapsed. The island, which is within walking ...
Fox News

Single loose wire caused Baltimore bridge collapse that could cost Maryland $5.2B to replace

A loose signal wire caused the blackout that sent the cargo ship Dali crashing into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday, blaming the ...
CNN

How the NTSB is trying to prevent another major bridge collapse

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore could be repeated across the country if recommendations aren’t followed, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The board ...
The Baltimore Sun

NTSB: Key Bridge collapse was entirely ‘preventable,’ citing ship failures and missing worker warning system

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by a massive container ship was preventable, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday, pointing to factors large and small ...
WBAL-TV

'This was preventable': NTSB presents Key Bridge collapse findings from investigation into Dali

BLACKOUTS ON BOARD. THE ROOT CAUSE OF LAST YEAR’S DEADLY KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE. ONE LOOSE WIRE AND ONE MISPLACED WIRE LABEL. THAT’S WHAT THE NTSB FOUND AT THE END OF ITS MEETING TODAY. NONE OF US SHOULD ...