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Pleased to announce that my book is published today!

Queen Elizabeth II bridge between Tilbury and Dartford opened #onthisday 1991. The main span is 450m and at the time it was the longest cable-stayed bridge in Europe. Find out more about the Dartford Crossing at tinyurl.com/y6k3scfy tinyurl.com/ycknbb8f

Some very scary photos here…

Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful to hit Asia this year, kills 60 and destroys homes across north of country. Source: BBC News search.app/554vZN1DE3qNs5…

National Highways says a bridge joint was found in a potentially unsafe condition. Source: BBC News search.app/mGcSv1EV2LUpqL…

Why did she stop on the bridge!!

Overweight Ford F-750 Plunges Through Historic Wooden Bridge in Maine @BridgesForum 😱😱😱 thedrive.com/news/overweigh…

Half-joints! bbc.com/news/articles/…

Looks like another scour failure… bbc.com/news/articles/…

Bridge collapses in China - at least 11 people dead and dozens missing | via @SkyNews @BridgesForum @cross_safety news.sky.com/story/bridge-c…

🚨BREAKING: MORE photos showing the Collapsed Train Bridge in the Big Sioux River due to major flooding. The bridge sits between North Sioux City, South Dakota & Sioux City, Iowa. LSC/James McCabe Jr

`All our honours are in the dust! It cannot now be said, that in the course of 30 years practice and engaged in some of the most difficult enterprises, not one of Smeaton’s works has failed’. John Smeaton writing after the failure of Hexham Bridge #Smeaton300 1/2

In the Middle Ages large numbers of bridges were built across England, including at Rochester. The achievement of those medieval bridge builders was impressive and now you can find out more in a talk on Tuesday, 9 July. Tickets are free but must be booked: rbt.org.uk/news/find-out-…

BBC News - Bridge to stay shut after no takers for repair bid @BridgesForum bbc.com/news/articles/…

The Second Severn crossing, later renamed Prince of Wales Bridge, opened #onthisday 1996. At the time it was the longest river crossing in UK. Aerial view from BCIA entry 1996. Engineering by Halcrow Group and SEEE. Read about all the Severn crossings ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-……

This Safety Report from 2018 involves the design and installation of the bridge bearing zones on a new prestressed precast concrete viaduct. The CROSS Expert Panel comments on the worry that such a complex structures may be poorly designed and executed. bit.ly/3xKTpmF

BBC News - Months of repairs for 'critical' road bridge @BridgesForum bbc.com/news/articles/…

And another one! What is going on USA? apnews.com/article/bridge…

JUST IN: Dashcam footage released of the semi-truck that launched over the edge of the 2nd Street Bridge in Kentucky. 33-year-old Trevor W. Branham has been charged for the crash. Branham's Chevrolet truck can be seen speeding and swerving before weaving out of the way to avoid a stalled car in the right lane. He then struck a Sysco semi tractor-trailer driven by 26-year-old Sydney Thomas, sending her over the edge and hanging over the river. Branham was charged with 4 counts of wanton endangerment and 1 count of operating on a suspended license. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and is now in a wheelchair because of the crash.