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GALVESTON, Texas -- A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into waters near busy shipping channels and closing the only road to a small neighboring island. No injuries were reported.

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The tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has brought the issue of infrastructure safety to the forefront of national media attention.

Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian Law analyzed records of more than 600,000 bridges throughout the country to find which states have the most that are in need of repair or replacement.

All seven bridges supported by vulnerable concrete island towers, called 'piers.' Baltimore's Francis Scott Key was destroyed by a mega-ship collision with a pier

All seven bridges supported by vulnerable concrete island towers, called piers. Baltimores Francis Scott Key was destroyed by a mega-ship collision with a pier

The bridge that collapsed into a Maryland river after a ship strike was iconic. It was erected almost five decades ago, named after the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and part of the very fabric of Baltimore. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore calls its loss Tuesday unprecedented and heartbreaking. Erected in 1977, the Francis Scott Key Bridge passed within 100 yards of the spot where Key witnessed the bombardment of a fort that inspired what would become America’s national anthem. It was most...

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The bridge that collapsed into a Maryland river after a ship strike was iconic

The bridge that collapsed into a Maryland river after a ship strike Tuesday was iconic - erected almost five decades ago, named after the author of the Star Spangled Banner, and part of the very fabric of Baltimore.