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NBC Washington21d
Bridge safety under scrutiny a year after Baltimore bridge collapse
In the D.C. area, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge made the list, with Shields’ team suggesting a significant collision could occur there once every 86 years. That makes it less vulnerable than those ...
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 year after it was hit by a ship.
New York Post24d
More than a dozen bridges in NY, NJ — including George Washington Bridge — must be checked for risk of collapse
In New Jersey, the Newark Bay Bridge and Commodore Barry ... Key Bridge collapsed into Baltimore’s Patapsco Bridge in March 2024. The Washington Post via Getty Images Other Hudson River ...
CBS News24d
Golden Gate Bridge, other Bay Area spans at unknown risk of collapse from vessel collision, NTSB report says
In the Bay Area, aside from the Golden Gate Bridge ... and the Lewis and Clark Bridge in Washington. At the time AASHTO established its guidance, which followed the 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge ...
The Baltimore Sun24d
Key Bridge investigation: Maryland could have assessed risks, prevented collapse, NTSB says
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, leveling a strict criticism of the state at the NTSB headquarters in Washington ... a similar study of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, leaving it at as one of dozens ...
NBC Washington26d
NTSB makes ‘urgent' safety recommendations from Key Bridge collapse probe
Yet there are dozens of bridges around the country, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, that have not undergone this risk assessment, Homendy said. "Had they ran the calculation on the Francis ...
'Do your job!': 1,500 people fill Leicht Park to protest President Trump, Congress's inaction
The target of the protests was what national organizers characterized as “the most brazen power grab in modern history.” ...
FAA, Army to face DC crash questioning
— Johns Hopkins University is out with new research that examines which U.S. bridges are at high risk for a ship strike. Several are projected to face a major collision at least once every 20 to 50 ...
CBS News21d
Tugboat captain describes responding to Baltimore bridge collapse, a year after deadly crash: "Surreal feeling"
Among the most vulnerable is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, just 20 miles south of ... homeland security and justice correspondent based in Washington, D.C., reporting across all shows and platforms ...
AOL22d
NTSB recommends 68 bridges in U.S. be evaluated for risk of collapse
Casciano (Newark Bay) Bridge New York ... Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge New York: George Washington Bridge New York: Outerbridge Crossing Bridge New York: Seaway International Bridge ...
Washington Examiner24d
NTSB recommends dozens of bridges for vulnerability assessments after Key Bridge collapse findings
the Golden Gate Bridge in California, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Maryland, and the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. “Today’s report does not suggest that the 68 bridges are certain to collapse ...
Massachusetts state Rep. Aaron Michlewitz 'On The Record' about the state budget, federal funding
Facing uncertainty from President Trump’s administration, Michlewitz hopes to work on a budget that will keep the state ...