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 ...
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MDTA signed April contract to study Chesapeake Bay Bridge vulnerability, 11 News Investigates learns
The MDTA entered into a contract in April 2024 with a company to conduct a vulnerability study on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, ...
Maryland governor diverts blame from MDTA over Key Bridge assessment
In his first public comments since the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that a critical vulnerability ...
Tugboat captain describes responding to Baltimore bridge collapse, a year after deadly crash: "Surreal feeling"
David Jurs, the first tugboat captain to respond to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse nearly a year ago, talks about the ...
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Hopkins research shows Chesapeake Bay Bridge has high risk for ship collisions
New research from Johns Hopkins University finds many of America's major bridges have a high risk of ship collisions, ...
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Hopkins looks at Key Bridge collapse one year later, from the risk of another disaster to disrupted daily lives
The relatively short span under which ships traverse the Bay Bridge, compared to bridges such as the Verrazzano-Narrows in New York or the Golden Gate in San Francisco, combined with it being ...
Baltimore bridge was at high degree of risk prior to fatal collapse, NTSB says
The safety board issued recommendations as part of its ongoing investigation into the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge last ...
One year after Key Bridge tragedy, Maryland officials face scrutiny
Lenient safety rules, lax oversight and unclear communication protocols meant that workers on the Baltimore bridge were not warned until it was too late.