How Florida's bridge infrastructure differentiates from others
ORLANDO, Fla. — Bridges in Florida tend to look different than those across the country, including the bridge in Baltimore that was destroyed after a cargo ship crashed into it.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was made of steel and not designed to sustain the type of impact it did from the cargo ship.
That’s according to Country Boy Marine President Michael Williams, who has helped build bridges, seawalls, piers and even marinas over the past 25 years.
He knows measurements when it comes to marine construction and explains just how heavy a cargo ship, like the one that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, can be.
“One of these cargo ships may weigh anywhere from 150,000 to 100,000 ton...
