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There are 4,207 bridges in the U.S. that allow ships to pass under them. Of those, only 36% are described as having functional pier protection.
Should the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore have been protected with barriers and other bumper like structures to prevent it being hit?
A world shipping association says there were at least 35 major bridge collapses worldwide from 1960 to 2015 due to ship or barge collision with a total of more than 340 killed
After the Sunshine Skyway bridge collapsed, stronger protections were put in place. Baltimore’s bridge didn’t have them.
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland has brought attention to other instances of bridge incidents stemming from vessel hits.