When I was a kid, I discovered a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip that posed one of my own burning questions: How do they know the load limit on bridges? Calvin’s dad (incorrectly) tells him, “They drive ...

The Daily News published big news in its May 27, 1950, edition. A proposed bridge would cross over the Tittabawassee River creating a new route leading into and out of Midland. Along with the new ...

For nearly a century a bridge has spanned the Royal Gorge nearly 1,000 feet above the Arkansas River near Cañon City. The steep rock walls of the canyon make for a dramatic, if dizzying view from the ...

Although suggested as early as the late 1800s, the Golden Gate Bridge was not seriously considered until the 1920s. In 1921, Joseph Strauss was the lead architect for the bridge, with contributions ...

In Rwanda, there are two seasons: wet and dry. In the wet seasons, rivers can become life threatening. In Ruhango, the Rurumanza River connects two districts with a market on one side and a school on ...

On the day the container ship Dali left Baltimore for the first time since it knocked down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the four-year process to rebuild the structure took another key step. Teams ...

The Portage Redevelopment Commission is getting closer to opening up hundreds of acres for development on the city’s north side, both by pursuing bonds for a new bridge and by authorizing the use of ...