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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Forgive me if this was already asked, but how do cargo ships typically pass through/by the bridge? Do they usually go under, and this ship hit the pylon instead? I do not think there is a drawbridge. That ship seemed piled high with cargo. It doesn't look like it would have fit going under the bridge.[/quote]

The point of the bridge where the ships pass under is 185 feet above the water surface.  At an average of 14 ft/story, that is the equivalent height of a 13-story building underneath that part of the bridge.

The container ship is the dark silhouette on the left.  It is below the part of the span is it passing by and it is heading towards the middle of the span, where the passageway is.  The section of the bridge in the middle is higher than the portion that the ship is passing by.  It easily has clearance to go under the bridge.

[img]https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best/mpx/2704722219/2024_03/bridge_image-hdglcy.jpg[/img][/quote]

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