Federal officials investigating the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in 2024 said the deadly accident was "preventable" at a board meeting on Nov. 18. The Dali ‒ a 984-foot ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will release its exhaustive investigation into the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the probable cause of the tragedy during a public meeting on ...
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10 reasons why bridges collapse

The video discusses the design and construction of bridges, why they fail, what can be done to prevent failure, and how the failure of a bridge can be predicted. Why does this keep happening? What is ...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The loss of electrical power from a loose wire caused a huge cargo ship to lose propulsion and steering before crashing into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to ...
Rising material costs and design considerations for a more robust structure have added both time and expense to rebuilding Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to the Maryland ...
A loose wire on the ship Dali may have been responsible for the power outages that eventually led to the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, according to the National ...
A 19th-century bridge that collapsed Monday as a septic truck crossed over it passed an inspection last December in “fair” condition, according to the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and ...
The Hongqi Bridge—which completed construction earlier this year—had been closed to traffic the day prior after cracks and slope deformation were discovered at one end of the bridge. November 12, 2025 ...
Two electrical blackouts, one caused by a loose wire and another by problems with a fuel pump, disabled the controls of a huge cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, ...