On the afternoon of Thursday, March 15, 2018, the concrete bridge that would have connected the Miami campus of Florida International University (FIU) with the student residential neighborhood of ...

Five years after fatal FIU bridge collapse, a cautious new design is almost ready. Andres Viglucci, Jimena Tavel. Sun, March 19, 2023 at 9:30 AM UTC. 15 min read.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are trying to find out what caused a pedestrian bridge to come tumbling down at Florida International ...

It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse of a $14.2 million structure FIU had touted as an innovative “instant” bridge because of construction techniques intended to speed up the ...

Within hours of the FIU bridge collapse, NTSB investigators were beginning to piece together evidence, using techniques developed by previous investigations into bridge failures.

FIU bridge collapse 'felt as if there was an earthquake,' witness says "The screams that were coming from the car were just terrifying," she said. By Bill Hutchinson and Emily Shapiro.

Orlando and Gina Duran lost their daughter Alexa during the FIU bridge collapse on March 15, 2018. At the time, Orlando was in London while Gina was keeping updated with the bridge’s construction.

Since the FIU collapse, the Florida Department of Transportation renewed its contract with an affiliated FIGG firm, FIGG Bridge Inspection, for engineering inspection services on an Interstate 295 ...

Sen. Bill Nelson: 6-10 deaths from FIU bridge collapse. After a pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University, Florida Senator Bill Nelson shares what he is hearing from authorities.

FIU: Engineers met to discuss bridge crack on morning of collapse, determined 'no safety concerns' By Kathleen Joyce Fox News Published March 17, 2018 9:45am EDT | Updated March 17, 2018 10:13am EDT ...

The 950-ton bridge was located at the intersection of Southwest 8th Street and 109th Avenue. FIU sophomore Aura Martinez was at a restaurant across the street from the bridge, having lunch with ...

Five years after the catastrophic collapse of a pedestrian bridge with a novel design meant to punctuate Florida International University’s ascendancy as a public institution, state engineers ...