These bridges are at risk of disaster. Fixing many of them will take years.

Federal safety officials have learned that a dozen bridges need to lower their risk after the collapse in Baltimore, but high costs and long timelines are stymieing efforts.

6 Construction Workers Presumed Dead. Baltimore Bridge Collapse: What to Know

Officials have called the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after a cargo ship rammed into it an “unthinkable tragedy.” Here’s what to know.
USA Today

Baltimore bridge collapse that killed 6 was 'preventable,' federal investigators say

Federal officials investigating the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in 2024 said the deadly accident was "preventable" at a board meeting on Nov. 18. The Dali ‒ a 984-foot ...
The Hill

NTSB finds 2 blackouts struck huge cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore bridge

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The loss of electrical power from a loose wire caused a huge cargo ship to lose propulsion and steering before crashing into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to ...
WGAL

NTSB finds 2 blackouts struck huge cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore bridge

Two electrical blackouts, one caused by a loose wire and another by problems with a fuel pump, disabled the controls of a huge cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, ...