After the Sunshine Skyway bridge was hit by a freighter and collapsed in 1980, new protection measures were installed around the supports that hold the bridge up. Engineers put in place island-like mounds of rocks that shore up the tallest support columns and huge, disc-like structures called dolphins that act as bumpers blocking wayward ships.
Lessons From Skyway Disaster Failed To Help Protect Baltimore Bridge
Justin Garcia, Jay Cridlin, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Thu, 03/28/2024 - 11:02am
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