While Washington's bridges are generally in good shape, there is no shortage of bridges vulnerable to failure. Of the state's more than 7,700 bridges, inspectors believe 95 percent are in good health.

A federal agency recommended in 1981 that bridges near ports and harbors be assessed to see which ones needed better protection. In 1983, a report echoed the call, advising states and other bridge ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (WSBT) — We’re just a few weeks away from the start of commercial sailing season on Lake Michigan. But a recent inspection on a Berrien County bridge found a problem. The ...

For many, the shock and horror following the ship collision and subsequent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore sparks the question: “could it happen here?” Gov. Maura Healey aimed to ...

The bridge collapsed in November as a freight train was crossing, derailing eight cars. A tank car punctured in the accident leaked 20,000 gallons of vinyl chloride into a creek, which combined with ...

NANTICOKE, Pa. — The century-old bridge that connects Nanticoke and West Nanticoke across the Susquehanna River has a history of problems. "We went over that bridge, and it's a tight fit," said ...

A review of state inspection reports of a critical Rhode Island bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns, resulting in major traffic headaches, led authorities to believe that ...

As larger and faster container ships began to chug up the Delaware River in recent years, transportation officials feared the prospect of one going astray that would lead to a repeat, or worse, of ...

America has a bridge problem. It doesn’t yet have a national bridge solution Federal authorities raised the alarm about ship strikes in the the 1980s. After the Key Bridge collapse, they're taking a ...