• Ship 衝突,墜落s rarely 害(を与える) 橋(渡しをする)s since 規則s 要求するd safety structures
  • Here are 4 橋(渡しをする)s brought 負かす/撃墜する by ships - and 4 saved by 保護の 装置s
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In the wake of the Francis Scott 重要な 橋(渡しをする)'s shocking pre-夜明け 崩壊(する), engineers are 明らかにする/漏らすing the 1.6-mile long structure 欠如(する)d proper safety features that would have 妨げるd the low-速度(を上げる) コンテナ ship 衝突,墜落 from turning into a 悲劇.

The Maryland 橋(渡しをする) is not the first to 崩壊する after 存在 struck by a 大規模な boat - colossal 組織/基盤/下部構造 in Kentucky, Oklahoma, Georgia and Florida have 苦しむd 類似の 運命/宿命s.

However, there are many other 橋(渡しをする)s across the nation that were built with necessary anti-衝突/不一致 装置s that have stopped rogue ships from taking them 負かす/撃墜する.

に引き続いて the テロリスト attacks of September 11, 2001, Maryland had considered 任命する/導入するing 保護の structures around the Francis Scott 重要な 橋(渡しをする), but decided against it 予定 to the high cost of at least $3 million.

多重の 明言する/公表するs 含むing Delaware and Arkansas 問題/発行するd 声明s after the 衝突,墜落, 安心させるing the public that 存在するing 橋(渡しをする)s are 安全な and that 現在進行中の safety update 事業/計画(する)s are 訴訟/進行 as planned.

The ship involved in the collapse of the bridge is 948 foot long Dali, a Singaporean-flagged container

The ship 伴う/関わるd in the 崩壊(する) of the 橋(渡しをする) is 948 foot long Dali, a Singaporean-flagged コンテナ

A U.S. Coast Guard boat heads toward the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage on Tuesday March 26, 2024

A U.S. Coast Guard boat 長,率いるs toward the 崩壊(する)d Francis Scott 重要な 橋(渡しをする) 難破 on Tuesday March 26, 2024

If appropriate 保護 structures had been in place, it's possible that the Francis Scott 重要な 橋(渡しをする) would have 生き残るd the 衝突,墜落, 専門家s told DailyMail.com.

These 装置s, 含むing pier fenders and 保護 独房s, 側面に位置する the 橋(渡しをする)'s support 中心存在s to 確実にする that most boats can't even get の近くに enough to 損失 the structures.

Fenders can 吸収する 70 パーセント of the 衝撃 from a wayward 船, によれば a?熟考する/考慮する from the Florida Department of Transportation. And as long as the boat isn't 長,率いるing straight for the structure, 'it is 有能な of redirecting the 船 and saving the 橋(渡しをする) pier.'

Here are four 事例/患者s where US 橋(渡しをする)s 苦しむd the same 運命/宿命 as the Francis Scott 重要な 橋(渡しをする) - and four where 橋(渡しをする)s 生き残るd thanks to 存在 保護するd:

Eggner's フェリー(で運ぶ) 橋(渡しをする) in Kentucky: 2012

On January 26, 2012, a 貨物 ship destroyed two (期間が)わたるs o f the Eggner's フェリー(で運ぶ) 橋(渡しをする) when it 試みる/企てるd to pass beneath.

But a the ship was too high in the water, and it tore more than 300 feet of the 橋(渡しをする)'s (期間が)わたる 負かす/撃墜する.

The 橋(渡しをする) crosses Kentucky Lake, connecting Trigg and Marshall 郡s.

A 部分 of the 橋(渡しをする) 崩壊(する)d の上に the ship's 屈服する after the strike, and traffic in both directions screeched to a 停止(させる). Fortunately there were no 傷害s or deaths.

The 312-foot-long 貨物 大型船 Delta 水夫 was used to ship ロケット/急騰する parts for the Delta and Atlas 開始する,打ち上げる systems.

In this file photo from January 27, 2012, the Delta Mariner is idle at the Eggner Ferry Bridge, with two destroyed spans of the bridge draped over her bow

In this とじ込み/提出する photo from January 27, 2012, the Delta 水夫 is idle at the Eggner フェリー(で運ぶ) 橋(渡しをする), with two destroyed (期間が)わたるs of the 橋(渡しをする) draped over her 屈服する

The Coast Guard towboat Cimmaron pulled up to the idled Delta Mariner four days after it crashed into the bridge, taking down more than 300 feet of the bridge's span

The Coast Guard towboat Cimmaron pulled up to the idled Delta 水夫 four days after it 衝突,墜落d into the 橋(渡しをする), taking 負かす/撃墜する more than 300 feet of the 橋(渡しをする)'s (期間が)わたる

The 8,400-トン 貨物 ship was on its way to Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying ロケット/急騰する parts from a 製造業の 施設 in Alabama, on the fateful day.

捜査官/調査官s 設立する that Delta 水夫 was traveling in a recreational channel on the Tennessee River.

Recreational channels are shallower than the shipping channels the boat was supposed to use.

報告(する)/憶測s (人命などを)奪う,主張するd that the 警告 lights supposed to be in place on the 橋(渡しをする) were not 機能の, a (人命などを)奪う,主張する the Kentucky Transportation 閣僚 論争d.

Hundreds of students and nurses in the surrounding area who depended on the 橋(渡しをする) for their 減刑する/通勤するs had to 追加する an hour or more of 運動ing time for the five months the 橋(渡しをする) was 存在 修理d, creating a 重荷(を負わせる) for them at the 燃料 pumps.

In March of that year, the Transportation 閣僚 awarded a $7 million 修理 契約 to Hall 契約ing of Kentucky, Inc.?

It 再開するd on May 25, 2012.

I-40 Webbers 落ちるs 橋(渡しをする) in Oklahoma: 2022

On the morning of May 26, 2002, a 船 allided with one of the main support piers 持つ/拘留するing up the I-40 橋(渡しをする) 近づく Webbers 落ちるs, Oklahoma.

As the pier gave out, 580 feet of the 橋(渡しをする) fell into the?McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River.

The 宙返り/暴落するing 橋(渡しをする) (期間が)わたる took eight 乗客 乗り物s, a horse trailer, and three tractor-trailers into the water with it, leaving 14 people dead and 11 負傷させるd.?

調査s 明らかにする/漏らすd that the captain of the towboat 運ぶ/漁獲高ing 船s upstream suddenly lost consciousness, sending the boat and its 船s drifting wildly.

The I-40 bridge over the?McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River gave out when a wayward barge struck a pier. Fourteen people died in the accident

The I-40 橋(渡しをする) over the?McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River gave out when a wayward 船 struck a pier. Fourteen people died in the 事故

The 橋(渡しをする) had 固める/コンクリート-filled 保護 独房s in place, but they only 保護するd the piers 近づく the central 航海 channel under the 橋(渡しをする).

Because the bo at went so far off course, it 攻撃する,衝突する one of the smaller, unprotected piers closer to shore.

Some of the cars that 衝突,墜落d had not stopped in time and drove into the water or fell の上に the pieces of the 崩壊(する)d 橋(渡しをする).

Nearby bass fishermen competing in a tournament 急ぐd to the 場所/位置 to help 救助(する) 生存者s.?

犠牲者s' 生き残るing family members 告訴するd the company that operated the tugboat, settling for an 公表されていない 量 in 2003.

I-40 (期間が)わたるs 331 miles across Oklahoma. 国家的に, it is an economically 価値のある トラックで運ぶing 大勝する, connecting the east and west coasts of the country and carrying more than $380 billion of 経済的な value per year.

It took only two months for?Gilbert Central Corp. of Fort 価値(がある), Texas, to 再構築する the 橋(渡しをする), 収入 them a $1.5 million 特別手当 on 最高の,を越す of the 契約d $10.9 million paid by the 明言する/公表する and 連邦の 政府s.

日光 Skyway 橋(渡しをする) 崩壊(する) in Florida: 1980

A car is seen halted at the edge of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge across Tampa Bay, Fla., after the freighter Summit Venture struck the bridge during a thunderstorm and tore away a large part of the span, May 9, 1980

A car is seen 停止(させる)d at the 辛勝する/優位 of the 日光 Skyway 橋(渡しをする) across Tampa Bay, Fla., after the 貨物船 首脳会議 投機・賭ける struck the 橋(渡しをする) during a 雷雨 and tore away a large part of the (期間が)わたる, May 9, 1980

On the morning of May 9, 1980, the 貨物船 首脳会議 投機・賭ける 攻撃する,衝突する the 日光 Skyway 橋(渡しをする) in Florida.

The 衝突,墜落 knocked out a support column, 崩壊するing more than 1,200 feet of roadway - much like what happened to the Francis Scott 重要な 橋(渡しをする).

Some drivers fell into the water on the 崩壊(する)d roadway, while others did not see that the roadway had fallen away and drove off the 辛勝する/優位.?

In all, 35 people died.

捜査官/調査官s 支配するd the 悲劇 an '行為/法令/行動する of God,' because a sudden squall had 押し進めるd the boat into the 橋(渡しをする) with 70 mph 勝利,勝つd.

Still, 操縦する John Lerro, never got over the 衝突,墜落, and friends 報告(する)/憶測d that he talked about it until the day he died.

The one 生存者, Wesley MacIntire, 告訴するd the company that owned the ship and won a $175,000 解決/入植地 in 1984.?

The silver lining, though, was that this 衝突,墜落 led to many new 規則s in 橋(渡しをする) building 要求するing 保護の structures. Unfortunately the Francis Scott 重要な 橋(渡しをする), opened in 1977, did not 利益 from them.

Construction took seven years, partly because the new 橋(渡しをする) 含むd 大規模な 固める/コンクリート fenders to 保護する the support piers designed to withstand 衝撃s from 87,000-トン ships. The old 橋(渡しをする) was 取り去る/解体するd, not 修理d.

The 事業/計画(する) ended up costing about $244 million, partly 押し進めるd 上向き by 多重の 天候-関係のある construction 延期するs. Today, it carries over 50,000 通勤(学)者s across Tampa Bay each day.

Sidney Lanier 橋(渡しをする) 崩壊(する) in Georgia: 1972?

On November 7, 1972, the steamship African Neptune slammed into the Sidney Lanier 橋(渡しをする).

The 橋(渡しをする) was a drawbridge, and the 操作者 had 解除するd the (期間が)わたる for the ship to pass through.?

But the 乗組員 had misjudged the 開始, and 行方不明になるd it by several hundred feet.?

The Sidney Lanier Bridge in Georgia was badly damaged in 1972 when the African Neptune slammed into it, after a steering error caused it to miss the drawbridge opening.

The Sidney Lanier 橋(渡しをする) in Georgia was 不正に 損失d in 1972 when the African Neptune slammed into it, after a steering error 原因(となる)d it to 行方不明になる the drawbridge 開始.

Ten people died and 11 were injured after their cars and trucks were plunged into the Brunswick River.

Ten people died and 11 were 負傷させるd after their cars and トラックで運ぶs were 急落(する),激減(する)d into the Brunswick River.

At the time, 観察者/傍聴者s 報告(する)/憶測d that the African Neptune's 乗組員 dropped the 錨,総合司会者 once they saw what was happening, but the 錨,総合司会者 could not stop the ship.?

It took 負かす/撃墜する three of the 橋(渡しをする)'s (期間が)わたるs, sending 10 cars on 主要道路 17 into the Brunswick River in Georgia.

The 事故 killed 10 people and 負傷させるd 11.?

An 調査 later 明らかにする/漏らすd that the helmsman 原因(となる)d the 衝突,墜落 by turning the rudder to the 権利 - instead of to the left as ordered by then 操縦する.?

The 橋(渡しをする) was の近くにd to 主要道路 traffic for about six months, and the total 修理 cost was around $1.3 million.?

主要道路 17 was used for 地元の 通勤(学)者 traffic and as a passageway to nearby Interstate 95, which carried more economically important トラックで運ぶing freight.?

Skyway 橋(渡しをする) 衝突,墜落 in Florida: 1987?

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, seen in the c
urrent day rebuilt after the 1980 collapse. In 1987, a shrimp boat crash put the new safety measures to the test.

The 日光 Skyway 橋(渡しをする), seen in the 現在の day rebuilt after the 1980 崩壊(する). In 1987, a shrimp boat 衝突,墜落 put the new safety 対策 to the 実験(する).

Seven years after the 悪名高い 日光 Skyway 橋(渡しをする) 崩壊(する) that changed modern 橋(渡しをする) building, a boat 攻撃する,衝突する the 橋(渡しをする) - the day before its 開会式.

This time, though, the 橋(渡しをする) stood up to the boat.

On April 29, 1987, a 73-foot shrimp boat called The Deliverance struck one of the new 固める/コンクリート bumpers 保護するing the 橋(渡しをする)'s piers.

These bumpers were some of the 保護の structures 任命する/導入するd during the $240 million 再構築する に引き続いて the 1980 崩壊(する).

By that time, such 保護の structures had become the norm, since the 災害 押し進めるd regulators and engineers to rethink safety in an age of 大規模な ships that can destroy 橋(渡しをする)s with 緩和する.

The Deliverance's 乗組員 was 無事の - as was the rebuilt 日光 Skyway 橋(渡しをする) - but the boat had a 12- to 14-foot gash in it from the 衝突,墜落, によれば a news 報告(する)/憶測 at the time, and it quickly began to 沈む.

San Francisco-Oakland Bay 橋(渡しをする): 近づく 行方不明になる 2007

A 2007 boat 衝突,墜落 in San Francisco Bay 論証するd just how important 保護の structures are for major 橋(渡しをする)s.

On November 7 of that year, a 霧がかかった day, the コンテナ ship Cosco Busan ran into one of the fenders 保護するing the piers of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay 橋(渡しをする).

The fender was 損失d, but the 橋(渡しをする) was not.

The Hanjin container ship, Cosco Busan, that struck the Bay Bridge tower in 2007, seen sailing back into San Francisco Bay.

The Hanjin コンテナ ship, Cosco Busan, that struck the Bay 橋(渡しをする) tower in 2007, seen sailing 支援する into San Francisco Bay.

A large section of the ship was damaged when it came in contact the bridge tower leaving a scar on the hull about 150 feet long.

A large section of the ship was 損失d when it (機の)カム in 接触する the 橋(渡しをする) tower leaving a scar on the 船体 about 150 feet long.

Workers with NRC Environmental Services sift through oil-soaked sand on Rodeo Beach November 12, 2007 near Muir Beach, California.

労働者s with NRC 環境の Services 精査する through oil-soaked sand on Rodeo Beach November 12, 2007 近づく Muir Beach, California.

However, the ship's 船体 tore open in the allision, 流出/こぼすing over 53,000 gallons of oil into the San Francisco Bay.

The 流出/こぼす 要求するd 当局 to の近くに 50 beaches all up and 負かす/撃墜する the California coast, and nearly 7,000 birds died from the oil.?

捜査官/調査官s 結論するd that the boat's captain was operating it under the 影響(力) of prescription 麻薬s that im paired his ability to use 航海 器具/備品.

He was 宣告,判決d to 10 months behind 妨げる/法廷,弁護士業s.?

損失 to the fender cost $1.5 million to 修理, but the 橋(渡しをする) was 無事の. After 存在 修理d, the ship 始める,決める sail again on December 21, 2007.?

'The fenders did their 職業 in that 事例/患者,' John Goodwin with the 主要都市の Transportation (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限 told ABC. 'So there was no 損失 to the 橋(渡しをする) itself. That said, there was 激しい 損失 to the fenders, not to について言及する to Cosco Busan and to the Bay.'?

San Francisco-Oakland Bay 橋(渡しをする): 近づく 行方不明になる 2013

The Overseas Reymar sails under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, on January 11, 2013. The 752-foot vessel was cleared to sail by the Coast Guard after it collided with a Bay Bridge tower in fog.

The Overseas Reymar sails under the Golden Gate 橋(渡しをする) in San Francisco, California, on January 11, 2013. The 752-foot 大型船 was (疑いを)晴らすd to sail by the Coast Guard after it 衝突する/食い違うd with a Bay 橋(渡しをする) tower in 霧.

Caltrans officials surveyed the? the Bay Bridge that was damaged when the cargo ship Overseas Reymar slammed into the suspension structure a few weeks ago

Caltrans 公式の/役人s 調査するd the? the Bay 橋(渡しをする) that was 損失d when the 貨物 ship Overseas Reymar slammed into the 中断 structure a few weeks ago

Once again in 2013, though, an oil タンカー struck the Bay 橋(渡しをする).

On January 7, the 752-foot-long Overseas Reymar 攻撃する,衝突する a tower in the middle of the 橋(渡しをする), 損失ing a 部分 of the fender around the 底(に届く) of the support structure.

In that 事例/患者, the タンカー was fortunately empty and 長,率いるing out to sea, so the only oil onboard was for the engines - not 貨物.

There were no 傷害s, and the ship was not 大幅に 損失d.

The pier fender did 要求する $1 .4 million in 修理s, though, によれば a 国家の Transportation Safety Board 報告(する)/憶測.

In this week's 悲劇, the Singapore-flagged 貨物 ship Dali lost 力/強力にする 多重の times before the 衝突,墜落, によれば 報告(する)/憶測s, and losing 力/強力にする means losing the ability to steer the ship, Bilal Ayyub, former 議長,司会を務める of the American Society of Civil Engineers' 組織/基盤/下部構造 Resilience 分割, told DailyMail.com.?

Lives were almost certainly saved when the ship's 乗組員 sent out a mayday call after losing 力/強力にする, giving 当局 the chance to 封鎖する most traffic from the 橋(渡しをする).

Even so, six men are 行方不明の and 推定するd dead from the 崩壊(する).?

The ship involved in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is 948-foot-long Dali, a Singaporean-flagged container ship.

The ship 伴う/関わるd in the 崩壊(する) of the Francis Scott 重要な 橋(渡しをする) is 948-foot-long Dali, a Singaporean-flagged コンテナ shi p.

Each 橋(渡しをする) is different, even those that are technically the same type.

Depending on the type of 橋(渡しをする) and the width and depth of the 団体/死体 of water it is crossing, it will need different numbers of piers and わずかに different 保護 systems.

But the idea behind them remains the same: 封鎖する the piers from 存在 攻撃する,衝突する.

That 存在 said, civil 工学 専門家s told DailyMail.com that it's 完全に possible the 橋(渡しをする) could have been destroyed even with 保護の 装置s, 特に if they weren't built with modern, high-屈服するd 貨物 ships in mind.?

In 返答, transportation 当局 are taking 公式文書,認めるs and refitting some major 橋(渡しをする)s with 保護の structures, にもかかわらず it 存在 a 高くつく/犠牲の大きい 過程.

The Delaware 記念の 橋(渡しをする) is 現在/一般に を受けるing a $95 million 事業/計画(する) to build 保護 独房s around its piers, a 事業/計画(する) that began in July and is 事業/計画(する)d to be 完全にするd by September 2025.