Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnik110-Year-Old Bridge Accidentally Blown Up After Engineers 'Forgot' To Get ApprovalThe bridge was illegally blown up earlier this year after workers were given approval to demolish it but were told…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJune 14, 2024Comments (64)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikDemand For Drivers To Cross Scary Bridges Is Up Since Baltimore Bridge CollapseIf you’re scared of driving across big bridges, this service will transport you from one side to the other for $40,…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMay 31, 2024Comments (34)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikWatch Crews Blow Up The Baltimore BridgeThe remnants of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore had to be blown up to free the stricken container ship…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMay 14, 2024Comments (7)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikEngineers Plan To Blow Up The Baltimore Bridge To Free Stuck Cargo ShipTo try and free the Dali, which has been stuck in Baltimore since March, engineers are planning a controlled…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMay 9, 2024Comments (26)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikNew Baltimore Bridge Span To Cost $1.9 Billion And Won't Be Ready Until 2028The cost of replacing the Scott Key Bridge could spiral to $1.9 billion, according to the latest estimates from the…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMay 3, 2024Comments (27)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikExplore The Baltimore Bridge Collapse From Every AngleMotorists and pedestrians were banned from getting too close to the collapsed Baltimore bridge over safety fears,…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMay 2, 2024Comments (4)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikShip Owners Are Trying Everything To Avoid Paying Up For Baltimore Bridge CollapseThe company behind the ship that hit and destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge has turned to cargo owners…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 19, 2024Comments (46)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikU.S. Bridge Safety Standards Based On ‘Outdated’ Regulations Developed In West GermanySafety regulations to protect bridges from ship strikes are based on calculations made using 195-foot barges,…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 19, 2024Comments (8)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikCenturies-Old Law Requires British Bridge Workers To Hang Hay Bales From WorksitesLawmakers updated the rules in 2012, but decided to keep this ancient tradition of hanging straw bales from bridges…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedOctober 23, 2023Comments (24)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikThe 15 Longest Suspension Bridges in AmericaFrom sea to shining sea, these imposing structures link our country's roads together.ByRyan Erik KingUpdatedMarch 16, 2023Comments (10)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikSan Francisco's Bay Bridge Lights Will Go Dark Indefinitely on SundayPortions of the 25,000-LED light sculpture are broken, and the high cost of upkeep led Caltrans to decide to shut…ByRyan Erik KingUpdatedMarch 3, 2023Comments (119)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikPittsburgh Bridge Set to Reopen 11 Months After CollapseThe Fern Hollow Bridge will open before Christmas if railings and lighting are installed in time.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedDecember 20, 2022Comments (5)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikWhite House Announces First Grants of $12.5 Billion Bridge Investment Program23 bridge projects in 23 states received grants to fund the planning of new federally-funded infrastructure efforts.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedOctober 19, 2022Comments (6)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikDead: Tokens at America's Major Suspension BridgesMichigan's Mackinac Bridge will stop refunding tokens at the end of the year.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedOctober 4, 2022Comments (17)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikA Brand-New Footbridge in Congo Collapsed During its Ribbon-Cutting CeremonyApparently that ribbon was a structural member holding the whole bridge together.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedSeptember 8, 2022Comments (36)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnik32-Foot-Long International Bridge Connects Canadian House to U.S. BackyardIn the St. Lawrence River, one family's home and backyard sit on either side of the U.S.-Canadian border.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJune 10, 2022Comments (100)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikThe Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Can Take You To The End Of The WorldAnd it also leads to New Orleans or Mandeville, Louisiana, depending on your direction.ByJosé RodrÃguez Jr.PublishedApril 20, 2022Comments (26)
Beyond CarsBridgelopnikBeyond CarsBridgelopnikEven More Proof That People In Florida Don't Understand DrawbridgesA boat full of partygoers got caught up in the mechanism of a Florida drawbridge after taking a wrong turn.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 8, 2022Comments (161)