Seems #I695 #KeyBridge #Baltimore #Maryland collapse #KeyBridgeCollapse from giant cargo ship impact isn't an example of crumbling infrastructure, but rather failure to update, modernize infrastructure, e.g. robust bumpers / fenders / "dolphins" to protect vulnerable bridge pier structures
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/03/26/engineers-ask-if-baltimores-key-bridge-piers-could-have-been-better-protected/
U.S. should be proactive on infrastructure updates; bridge collapse from massive cargo ship hit could be considered a failure of imagination on the part of bridge authority / DOTs