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After Key Bridge collapse, Johns Hopkins study identifies two NJ bridges at risk of collision

After the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last year, a group of researchers from Johns Hopkins University conducted a study to determine which other major U.S. bridges are ...
NPR

Loss of ship's power and stiff current may have led to bridge collision, experts say

Details are still scant on what might have caused a giant container ship to collide with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, sending the span crashing into the water. While authorities ...
WBAL-TV

Hopkins research shows Chesapeake Bay Bridge has high risk for ship collisions

STUDY BEGAN ALMOST A YEAR AGO. YEAH, SOON AFTER THE DALI SLAMMED INTO THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE. PROFESSOR MICHAEL SHIELDS BEGAN WORKING TO FIGURE OUT HOW LIKELY BRIDGE AND SHIP COLLISIONS WERE ...
The Baltimore Sun

US-required bridge inspections don’t test for ship strike. Then, one hit the Key Bridge.

Twisted rebar protrudes from the remains of a support pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the catastrophic collapse. (Jerry Jackson/Staff) Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When the ...
The Verge

Bridges aren’t ready for today’s huge ships

The Francis Scott Key Bridge didn’t have the proper safeguards to withstand a collision with a cargo ship — but even if it did, it may not have been enough. The Francis Scott Key Bridge didn’t have ...