LOWELL — Five years ago, the first Rourke Bridge Working Group met to discuss the preferred bridge alignment for a proposed permanent structure. Starting this month, site work preparation begins in ...

Construction machines can vary in size, depending on the tasks they need to perform. What are some of the largest ...

SEE. THE WIND. THE COLD THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO WORK. SAFETY IS A CONCERN, ESPECIALLY ON THE WATER WITH THE WIND AND THE WAVE ACTION. SO IT’S SOMETHING THAT WE WE ARE HIGHLY FOCUSED ON. UNDERNEATH ...

At 54 years old, the W.C. Holmes Memorial Bridge has carried generations of beachgoers over the Intracoastal Waterway including bicyclists and walkers. But the addition of a vehicular lane to the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Government approval on the Strait of Messina Bridge pushes forward the construction of what would become the world’s longest suspension bridge.

Featuring a unique hybrid of a self-anchored suspension bridge and a cable-stayed bridge, the North Avenue Bridge will be one of the first such hybrid systems in the country, states Mike Gould, McHugh ...

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 ...

On this episode of For Science! we explore the building blocks of engineering by conducting the “Bridge Building” experiment which illustrates the different textile strength of different construction ...

The "state preferred alternative," known as "Alternative C," envisions new spans both having four lanes, nearly doubling road ...

Cranes and concrete are reshaping West Sacramento’s Bridge District as Pierside and other housing, office and waterfront projects move forward.

As Maryland transportation officials continue to envision the future of Chesapeake Bay crossings, the state is now proposing removing the existing Bay Bridge spans and replacing them with new, wider ...

The nighttime closures this week, scheduled from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., are planned around the I-70/U.S. 6 interchange at exit ...