Bridges

The tallest, the most photographed, and the most trafficked. Let's take a look at some record-breaking bridges across the world.

The Miller’s Run Bridge in Lyndon is a target for trucks that simply don’t fit. Despite the signs, drivers keep going and damage a piece of history.

The Brooklyn Bridge was an incredible feat of engineering for its day, but it was a nightmare to build. It took from 1869 to 1883 to complete — a whopping 14 years — and the project was mired by political corruption. At least 20 workers died during construction, including John Augustus Roebling, the bridge’s chief engineer. His son Washington Roebling, who helped his father design the bridge, took over the project. But after spending 12 hours inside a compressed chamber while working underwater, Roebling developed decompression sickness, better known as “the bends,” severely and permanently affecting his health. On paper, he continued overseeing the project until the finish line, but in reality it was his wife, Emily Warren Roebling, who got the job done. Emily started out as a liaison between the bridge crew and her husband, but she had a good mind ...Read More