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A barge slammed into a bridge in Galveston on Wednesday, spilling oil into the bay and forcing a shutdown of the Texas span, officials said, in the latest accident involving prominent U.S ...
The accident happened shortly before 10 a.m. after a tugboat operator pushing two barges lost control of them, said David Flores, a bridge superintendent with the Galveston County Navigation District.
Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat and slammed into a bridge near Galveston, Texas ...
The old bascule bridge in its raised position. A barge passing under the new lift span on the railroad causeway, with the 2008-opened new causeway for road vehicles visible at left. The old bascule span now in Petaluma, California. It was repainted to match the theme color for the commuter train seen here. The taller bridge in the background is ...
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Construction on the Rainbow bridge, a cantilever truss bridge, began in 1936.It was contracted under the guidance of the Texas State Highway Department.Due to concerns by the upstream city of Beaumont about the bridge posing a threat to ship navigation, the Rainbow Bridge was built with a 680-foot (210 m) main span.
On 5 September 2013, a huge pile-up occurred on the southbound carriageway of the Sheppey Crossing, which at the time was a covered in heavy fog.In total, more than 130 vehicles were involved in a series of shunts and 35 people needed hospital treatment, with eight people sustaining serious injuries and 60 others sustaining minor injuries.
A bridge in Galveston Texas was hit by a barge on Wednesday, causing part of an attached railway to collapse (AP) According to the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management, the incident ...