Nearly a year after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that 68 U.S. bridges be evaluated for risk of vessel strikes.
Jacksonville’s Dames Point Bridge, also known as the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge, is on that list.
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The NTSB said in a news release Thursday that its investigators found “that the Key Bridge, which collapsed after being struck by the containership Dali on March 26, 2024, was almost 30 times above the acceptable risk threshold for critical or essential bridges, according to guidance established by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, or AASHTO.”
Six people were killed in the Key Bridge collapse, which happened on March 26, 2024…