When I was a kid, I discovered a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip that posed one of my own burning questions: How do they know the load limit on bridges? Calvin’s dad (incorrectly) tells him, “They drive ...
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Government approval on the Strait of Messina Bridge pushes forward the construction of what would become the world’s longest suspension bridge.
The Daily News published big news in its May 27, 1950, edition. A proposed bridge would cross over the Tittabawassee River creating a new route leading into and out of Midland. Along with the new ...
Although suggested as early as the late 1800s, the Golden Gate Bridge was not seriously considered until the 1920s. In 1921, Joseph Strauss was the lead architect for the bridge, with contributions ...
For nearly a century a bridge has spanned the Royal Gorge nearly 1,000 feet above the Arkansas River near Cañon City. The steep rock walls of the canyon make for a dramatic, if dizzying view from the ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Next week marks one year since the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) abruptly closed the westbound Washington Bridge, upending the I-195 corridor for the ...
When the South Street Pedestrian Bridge was constructed in the mid-1990s, the brick walkway that crosses Interstate 95 was not built directly onto the Delaware River waterfront. People must go down a ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The McKee administration is hoping to release a second solicitation for bids to build the new westbound Washington Bridge by the end of this week, R.I. Department of ...
The Portage Redevelopment Commission is getting closer to opening up hundreds of acres for development on the city’s north side, both by pursuing bonds for a new bridge and by authorizing the use of ...
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — Bridge Park in Dublin could receive another major expansion that would span 5.4 acres and include office space, two condominium buildings and public green space. Dublin-developer ...