As engineers studied the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, one thing occurred to Ben Schafer, a bridge expert with the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University: ...

THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. I’M FELICIA RODRIGUEZ. I’M TODD MCDERMOTT. IF YOU HAVE A FEAR OF DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE, ANY BRIDGE, A HORRIFYING ACCIDENT LIKE THIS ONE MIGHT MAKE YOU THINK ABOUT NEVER ...

Across the United States, some bridges inspire a level of dread that no reassuring inspection report can erase. Even as ...

NEWS AT FIVE CONTINUES. SINCE THE KEY BRIDGE WENT DOWN, WE’VE HAD PROBABLY I WOULD SAY OVER A DOZEN THAT HAVE STARTED USING THE SERVICE. A DEEP SEATED FEAR BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT FOLLOWING THE KEY ...

I was born in Bayonne, New Jersey – a small metropolis situated on a peninsula adjacent to New York City – and my earliest memories are of towering smokestacks, steel drums of oil and cargo ships ...

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore after a cargo ship hit the structure, sending several vehicles into the Patapsco River. If you panicked at the news – I never want to drive on a ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has a ripple effect that goes far beyond Baltimore. For some, it can be triggering for an existing phobia. The bridge came down early ...

PHILADELPHIA — For some people, going over large bridges brings a sense of fear. Technically, it's called gephyrophobia, the abnormal, persistent fear of crossing bridges. Mix that with acrophobia — ...

Molly Agundez’s fear of bridges was sparked early in life, when she had to hold hands and sing songs in the car to ease her mother’s trepidation. Later, as a mother herself, Agundez’s thoughts turned ...

Across America, some bridges are so unnerving that otherwise steady drivers tense up, slow down, and clamp their hands around ...