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Debate emerges over whether modern protections could have saved Baltimore bridge

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno

The bridge's supports were protected by a fendering system of concrete and other materials that was installed to absorb such strikes.

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  1. ABC 30 Fresno

    Debate emerges over whether modern protections could have saved Baltimore bridge (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    The bridge's supports were protected by a fendering system of concrete and other materials that was installed to absorb such strikes.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Debate emerges over whether modern protections could have saved Baltimore bridge - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    When a 900-foot container ship struck the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in 2007, the span stood firm and no one died, either on the ship or the highway above. The bridge’s supports were protected by a fendering system of concrete and other materials that was installed to absorb such strikes.

  3. Washington Times

    Debate emerges over whether modern protections could have saved Francis Scott Key Bridge (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    When a 900-foot container ship struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 2007, the span stood firm and no one died, either on the ship or the highway above.

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