The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was built over the course of five years, beginning in 1972. For the workers involved, it meant overtime pay and a chance to prove themselves on a giant ...

Soaring across the scenic landscape, it’s indisputably one of the most beautiful bridges in the world. Often swathed by mist, so that it feels like crossing through clouds, it is so famous that it has ...

The Foresthill Bridge, built for the doomed Auburn Dam project, towers higher than any other bridge in California - yet it leads to nothing. A colossal monument to political failure and wasted ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How do they build things like tunnels and ...

The humble bridge is one of the most common transportation structures humans use. In the U.S. alone, there are over 617,000 bridges at last count. Some of them are no longer than a few yards while ...