INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore left people questioning the safety of truss bridges after a cargo ship took it out. Thomas O’Fallon is a senior structural ...

The Florida International University pedestrian overpass that collapsed catastrophically during construction last week was advertised as a “cable-stayed” bridge, but it actually wasn’t: Instead, it ...

Steel truss bridges have been the backbone of transport networks since the late 19th century. They are built from interconnected steel bars and they can span long distances and carry heavy loads, ...

When the 1,200-foot-long Francis Scott Key Bridge opened in 1977, its enormous steel-truss design was the state of the art for river crossings. But in the decades since, a more modern design that has ...