Thursday marks the 100th anniversary of the official opening of the Manhattan Bridge.
New York has spent $830 million repairing the bridge, known as the Rodney Dangerfield of the city’s bridges, since the 1980s. In an article in the November 2009 issue of RAI, check out Dave Frieder, a photographer who has been climbing and photographing New York’s bridges for more than 16 years, detailing the engineering behind this most amazing landmark.
 

MSNBC celebrates Ted Zoli, renowned bridge designer and winner of the MacArthur Award.

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Attempting to help ensure safe passage and prevent costly collisions, a new Web-based system allows ships traveling on the Mississippi River to accurately measure the clearance space beneath bridges.

What? Talk about a quick fix. The Nanjing municipal government says 500,000 yuan ($73,250) will be used to repair cracks in the city’s Hanzhongmen Bridge, after an outcry over attempts by a local construction team to fix the cracks with glue.

As part of its continuing effort to improve safety on the nation’s roads and bridges, the U.S. Department of Transportation has released a comprehensive update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual sets the standards for road safety throughout the country. “Safety is this department’s top priority,” says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “These new and updated standards will help make our nation’s roads and bridges safer for drivers, construction workers and pedestrians alike.”