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Kentucky allocates $7.75 million for local bridge repairs across state
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has announced a $7.75 million investment for repairing, replacing, or preserving 17 local bridges across 13 counties and three cities under the state’s County and City...
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UDOT launches reconstruction of University Avenue Bridge in Provo
- Oct, 01, 2025
- Bridges News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Utah, Provo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced that starting October 1, 2025, it will begin replacing the University Avenue (U.S. Route 189) bridge in Provo. The current bridge is being repla...
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Powerful earthquake shakes central Philippines, dozens killed
- Sep, 30, 2025
- Structural Failures Earthquake Engineering Bridges News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena
- Philippines, Cebu City
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck central Philippines late on September 30, centered offshore near Bogo City in northern Cebu province. The earthquake, with an estimated depth of about 5 km,...
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Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge Opens, Sets New World Height Record
- Sep, 28, 2025
- Bridges News On Projects / Industry
- China, Guilin
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
China’s newly constructed Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge officially opened to traffic on the morning of September 28, marking a milestone in the country’s infrastructure program. The bridge spans a dee...
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Audit Finds Deterioration and Oversight Failures Behind Rhode Island Bridge Shutdown
- Sep, 29, 2025
- Bridges News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Rhode Island, East Providence
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 64-page forensic audit obtained by the Rhode Island attorney general’s office attributes the abrupt December 2023 closure of the westbound span of the Washington Bridge to long-term deterioration,...
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Wooden bridge collapsed in Biswanath flood
- Sep, 18, 2025
- Bridges Structural Behavior Structural Stability Snow And Rain Loads Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- India, Biswanath Charali
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The transportation situation has become critical in Sootea, Biswanath constituency, following the collapse of the wooden bridge linking Bokorapotta and Kuruwaati. The bridge, already weakened by age...
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Maryland authorities confirms that Chesapeake Bay Bridge is safe as a respond to viral social media photo that raised concerns
- Sep, 23, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Management News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Maryland, Annapolis
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has confirmed that the Chesapeake Bay Bridge remains structurally sound, following social media circulation of an image that suggested potential misalignm...
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China: World's tallest bridge passes static and dynamic load tests
- Sep, 03, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural Structural Behavior Structural Stability Performance-Based Design Structural Reliability Stiffening Structural Loads Other News News On Awards News On Projects / Industry
- China
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
China’s Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou Province has successfully passed a series of rigorous static and dynamic load tests ahead of its official opening. Over five days, engineers used 96 heavy tr...
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Trogir’s new footbridge awarded by the New Civil Engineer organization
- Jul, 17, 2025
- Bridge Management Bridge Abutments Bridge Design Bridges Structural Design Structural Optimization Steel Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Croatia, Trogir
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday, July 17, in London, a pedestrian bridge over the Foša channel—constructed in 2024 within an eight-month period—was honored as the International Bridge Project of the Year at the NCE Brid...
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Jacksonville: Bridge collapse during Fourth of July celebrations
- Jul, 04, 2025
- Bridge Management Bridge Abutments Bridge Design Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Load Factors Decks Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- United States, Florida, Jacksonville
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, July 4, during Fourth of July celebrations in Fernandina Beach near Jacksonville, a gangway bridge at the city marina collapsed, resulting in minor injuries and momentary panic among atten...
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