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Transport secretary identifies 756 bridges for immediate inspection

US secretary of transportation Mary Peters has called on all states to carry out immediate inspections of any steel deck truss bridges similar to (...)

Minneapolis bridge was identified as fatigue risk

The I-35 highway bridge in Minneapolis which collapsed on 1 August killing at least nine people and injuring more than 60 was identified as being (...)

Nine killed in Mississippi highway bridge collapse

The catastrophic collapse of a major highway bridge over the Mississippi River in Minnesota has killed at least nine people. Up to 100 cars (...)

Walsh lands US$190 million bridge contract

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has awarded Walsh Construction a US$190 million contract to replace a steel truss bridge over the Allegheny (...)

Tunnel scheme prompts strengthening of Shanghai bridge

A century-old bridge over Shanghai's Suzhou Creek is to be strengthened as there are concerns that construction of a nearby tunnel could damage (...)