A list of major US bridge collapses caused by ships and barges

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A list of major US bridge collapses caused by ships and barges
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The investigation and search for survivors is still in its early stages.

from the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure. Eighteen of those collapses happened in the United States.POPP'S FERRY BRIDGE

March 20, 2009: A vessel pushing eight barges rammed into the Popp's Ferry Bridge in Biloxi, Mississippi, resulting in a 150-foot section of the bridge collapsing into the bay.FILE - The Popp's Ferry Bridge in Biloxi, Miss. is seen on Friday, March 20, 2009 after it was damaged by a barge trying to navigate through.Sept. 15, 2001: A tugboat and barge struck the Queen Isabella Causeway in Port Isabel, Texas, causing a midsection of the bridge to tumble 80 feet into the bay below.

FILE - A car at the edge of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge across Tampa Bay, Fla., after the freighter Summit Venture struck the bridge, May 9 1980.KUSA would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.

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