Revisiting bridge collapses prior to Key Bridge disaster

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Published 2024-03-27

The March 26 Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore is not the first time ship collisions with bridges have caused destruction in the U.S. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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All Comments (5)

@jeffrey6618 28 days ago

The 35 people were on a greyhound bus in the 1980 didaster God help there families
@goedelite 28 days ago

A lay person, not an engineer, not a port expert, pilot, captain, or sailor can see immediately that the pedestals for that bridge were inadequate protection for the supporting towers. Further, there had been a bridge catastrophe on the Delaware River in recent history. Why had no measures been taken to protect the bridge? At least, "dolphins" could have been laid at the pedestals. Many should be in prison for criminal negligence and worse.
@mountainpaddler2242 28 days ago

well, history teaches us lessons, no?
@jamescaldwell2357 28 days ago

We place barriers at entrances to stores so that no one can drive their car into the store, so why can't we place sturdy barriers around the pillars of bridges, as well?