Forty-three teams from colleges and universities from across the country put their bridge building skills to the test at the ...

Introduction to design and behavior of short and medium span bridges. Topics include aesthetics, preliminary design and layout, design of prestresses and plate girders bridges, deck design, foundation ...

Kennesaw State University’s Steel Bridge Competition Team recently competed in the 2025 Student Steel Bridge Competition ...

The new bridge will be steel, held up by cables connected to two towers. It will be 45-feet higher than the old bridge, at 230 feet, and accommodate larger ships.

Inspection Techniques for Nonredundant Steel Tension Members (NSTMs) Design of Steel Bridges for Fatigue & Fracture. This two-day course will focus on fatigue and fracture from the point of view of ...

Steel cables from leaning twin pylons, 150 feet tall, will help stabilize the bridge and dampen vibrations — though they’re meant mostly for looks, not to support the bridge’s weight.

BRIDGE HISTORY: The four-lane steel bridge opened in 1977 after five years of construction and spans 1.6 miles (2.6 km). It crosses the Patapsco River, where U.S. national anthem author, Francis ...

The selected design is a cable-stayed independent deck bridge. Instead of using a traditional steel truss to support the bridge's lower deck, officials say both decks will be supported by a ...