56 A ship just hit baltimore francis scott key bridge and collapsed it (twitter.com) posted 241 days ago by evilplushie 241 days ago by evilplushie +56 / -0 80 comments share 80 comments share save hide report block hide replies
How can a bridge just upend like this so quickly? Are bridges build differently now or has this always been a thing? Genuenly confused here.
It's the style of construction used (cantilever) that caused the whole thing to fall when only one support was removed. A beam bridge would have failed at the section where hit but is unlikely to completely fail the way this one did.
https://stylesatlife.com/articles/types-of-bridge-structures-names-and-pics/