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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The report indicated that the operators of the bridge should have known it was at risk of collapse. 30x more risk than is acceptable. And it would make the top ten list of major bridges in the U.S. at risk of collapse.
So what are the other nine? And are they doing anything about that?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I guess they added a link in the article after you read it? Here is the link: https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/24/major-bridges-high-risk-ship-collisions/

    Here are the 10 Bridges:

    According to preliminary results, the most vulnerable bridges are:

    Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana: Collision expected once every 17 years
    San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge: Collision expected once every 22 years
    Crescent City Connection, New Orleans: Collision expected once every 34 years
    Beltway 8 Bridge, Texas: Collision expected once every 35 years
    Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge, Louisiana: Collision expected once every 37 years
    Bayonne Bridge, N.Y./N.J.: Collision expected once every 43 years
    Fred Hartman Bridge, Texas: Collision expected once every 47 years
    Martin Luther King Bridge, Texas: Collision expected once every 64 years
    Sunshine Bridge, Louisiana: Collision expected once every 71 years
    Rainbow Bridge, Texas: Collision expected once every 71 years
    Veterans Memorial Bridge, Louisiana: Collision expected once every 74 years
    Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Maryland: Collision expected once every 86 years
    Talmadge Memorial Bridge, Georgia: Collision expected once every 88 years
    Veterans Memorial Bridge, Texas: Collision expected once every 94 years
    Delaware Memorial Bridge, Del./N.J.: Collision expected once every 129 years
    Dames Point Bridge, Florida: Collision expected once every 152 years
    Horace Wilkinson Bridge, Louisiana: Collision expected once every 198 years
    Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, New York: Collision expected once every 362 years
    Golden Gate Bridge, California: Collision expected once every 481 years
    John A. Blatnik Bridge, Minnesota/Wisconsin: Collision expected once every 634 years
    
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