Bridge Coverage

More than 1,000 bridges in North Carolina rated 'poor,' federal data shows

About 52% of North Carolina bridges are in "fair" condition, WRAL Data Trackers found through analyzing Federal Highway Administration information. More than 1,300 are rated as "poor."

Ali Ingersoll, WRAL investigative data reporter

Months-long bridge closure impacts 11 Johnston County schools

A contractor for the state highway department will replace the bridge, built in the 1970s, near Prestwood Lane with a wider, two-lane span.

WRAL staff

The 5 minutes that brought down the Key Bridge

Many people -- from the ship's crew, who sent out a mayday signal, to the transportation authority police officers, who stopped traffic heading onto the Francis Scott Key Bridge -- did what they could to avert catastrophe, most likely saving many lives.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Annie Correal, Campbell Robertson, Michael Forsythe and Mike Baker, New York Times

Baltimore bridge collapse brings back painful memories for some in NC

Those who remember the collapse of the Bonner Bridge at the Outer Banks said they know what some in Baltimore are going through.

Baltimore bridge collapse: US government update on investigation

A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing.

Fayetteville launches effort to clean up Grove Street, Person Street bridges

There's still a ton of debris underneath the Person Street bridge. One block over, under the Grove Street bridge, work has started to clean up the mess.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Knightdale honors officer killed by suspected drunk driver Saturday

Ryan Hayworth was struck and killed while responding to an accident on the side of I-540 by a suspected drunk driver two years ago. On Saturday, friends, family and town residents honored his legacy.

'Tight fit:' Dashcam captures truck trapped under railroad bridge in Durham

Move over, Can-Opener and Peace Street Bridge! There's another hungry railroad bridge eating trucks in town.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Explore one of NC's original covered bridges

The Pisgah Covered Bridge is one of only two original covered bridges left in North Carolina and is considered a historic site.

Tandra Wilkerson, WRAL contributor

$1.2 trillion infrastructure improvements will impact every U.S. citizen, feds tell WRAL Investigates

Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt's role has a "Santa Claus" element right now.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

$3 million to go toward pedestrian bridge in downtown Rocky Mount

A federal spending bill secures $3 million to build a pedestrian bridge across the train tracks running through downtown Rocky Mount.

Rocky Mount getting $3 million for downtown walking bridge over train tracks

The new federal spending bill secures $3 million to build a pedestrian bridge across the train tracks running through downtown Rocky Mount.

Kenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Fuel tanker crashes into Highway 70 railing over Neuse River in Kinston

Lenoir County deputies responded to an 18-wheeler stuck on a guardrail along Highway 70 on Wednesday morning.

Once a year: Longest covered bridge in North Carolina opens for visitors

People traveling down NC-42 into Sanford are greeted by this unexpected, rustic sight. Complete with an old windmill, it runs parallel to a modern concrete bridge over the same rushing water.

Heather Leah, multiplatform producer

NCDOT ends more contracts with bridge builder, company couldn't stay on schedule

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is reporting more issues with a contractor it hired to replace several bridges across the state.

Pittsburgh Bridge Collapses Hours Before Biden Infrastructure Visit

PITTSBURGH — In the City of Bridges, it was not a standout. The bridge, four lanes of Forbes Avenue raised on a steel frame over a picturesque wooded ravine, carried traffic to and from the neighborhoods on the city’s East End. It was around 50 years old and, according to inspectors, in poor condition, but even by those measures was not particularly exceptional in Pittsburgh.

Campbell Robertson and Sophie Kasakove, New York Times

Biden talks infrastructure on day of Pittsburgh bridge collapse

President Biden pointed to a bridge collapse in Pittsburgh as the danger inherent in letting infrastructure fall into disrepair.

Penn. bridge collapses hours before Biden set to visit the state to talk about infrastructure

The two-lane bridge collapsed just hours before President Joe Biden is set to visit the city to talk about his infrastructure bill. The nation's infrastructure is under a spotlight with disrupted supply chains leading to rising prices and a bridge collapse in the city the president is set to visit.

Part of I-240 in Asheville closes down after bridge damaged in crash

Part of Interstate 240 is shut down in Asheville due to a crash that damaged a bridge above the interstate, according to the Asheville Fire Department.

Sloane Heffernan and family take leap off 'Jaws' bridge

Sloane Heffernan and her children took the leap off of the "Jaws" bridge at Martha's Vineyard.

Truck removed from railroad bridge in downtown Durham

A tractor trailer was stuck under a bridge in downtown Durham on Wednesday morning.

Man stuck in traffic jumps off bridge, prompting water rescue

The man required assistance after jumping off the bridge and being stranded in the water.

Peruvians rebuild 500-year-old bridge using ancient weaving techniques

Peruvians rebuilt an ancient Inca bridge by weaving a new one. The 500-year-old bridge was rebuilt using traditional weaving techniques. It's used to connect communities divided by a major river in southern Peru.

WATCH THIS: Fire engulfs a bridge in Kentucky

Here's a sight you don't see every day.

Driver killed after car plunges off Wilmington roadway near bridge

WECT reports a driver was killed after his car plunged off a Wilmington roadway and overturned down a steep embankment near the Isabel Holmes Bridge around 2:50 p.m. Monday afternoon.

WECT News