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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also wonder what kind of bridge will replace it. Is there a better type? Will it be higher? Fancier in design to be an iconic replacement? [/quote]
Newer bridges have "fenders" and are also designed so that if a section falls, the other sections will stay in tact.

Outmoded bridge design likely contributed to catastrophic loss in Baltimore
After a Florida bridge collapse tragedy, bridges were required to be built with protective “fenders” — but not until the 1990s.  https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/baltimore-bridge-design-fender-00149398

Why did Francis Scott Key bridge collapse so catastrophically? It didn't stand a chance. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/26/francis-scott-key-bridge-didnt-stand-chance/73103213007/

"modern bridges are typically designed so a small failure in one area doesn’t "propagate" to the entire bridge"[/quote]

I wouldn’t call a ship that was 3 football fields long and weighed as much as a building colliding into a bridge support “a small failure”, and I doubt the quoted engineer would either. This is like saying that WTC wasn’t strong enough to withstand an impact from a Boeing 767. [/quote]

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