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In Wake Of Baltimore Bridge Crash, Questions Arise About Pier Protection For NYC Spans
Many engineering experts said any bridge would have collapsed if a massive vessel struck its pier, the structure supporting the bridge.
April 4, 2024
NEW YORK -- It has been just over a week since the devastating Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. The incident had us wondering if other bridges are strong enough to take that kind of hit. CBS New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas went to get answers.
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Many engineering experts said any bridge would have collapsed if a massive vessel struck its pier, the structure supporting the bridge. That included City College of New York's Anil Agrawal, at least at first.
"Later on we were talking, and I said, well, that may not necessarily be true," Agrawal said.
So his team at City College ran a simulation based on a bridge in the Southeastern U.S. it has been studying for years.
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