While an undeniable feat of engineering, China is no stranger to vertigo-inducing suspension bridge projects. Prior to ...

Architect and structural engineer Masoud Akbarzadeh has challenged conventional wisdom by constructing a bridge from a material deemed unsuitable: glass. The architect has created a 30-foot-long ...

As long ago as 1910, when a steady parade of steamships bearing immigrants passed through the Narrows—the mile-wide channel at the entrance to New York Harbor—engineers envisioned a great ...

Crews working on the $1.2-billion Harbor Bridge replacement project in Corpus Christi, Texas reached a milestone when they ...

Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...

These cables rest on top of high towers and are secured at each end by anchorages. The towers enable the main cables to be draped over long distances ... The bridge spans the 1,000-foot wide ...