An engineer's masterful grasp of physics, the properties and availability of various building materials, and construction techniques have made it possible to build modern bridges that carry heavier ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from the recently published "Dad's Book of Awesome Projects," by Bay Area author Mike Adamick Many years ago I worked as a newspaper reporter, covering the ...

As the County Fire tore through Northern California this summer well on its way to burning 90,000 acres in Napa and Yolo counties, Harley Ramirez got a call. The 132nd Multirole Bridge Company of the ...

Few engineering projects have the scope, costs or risks involved in building a new bridge. San Francisco Bay Area residents got a peek at what's involved Wednesday, when builders set in place the ...

WINONA — Bob Vila never faced a do-it-yourself project like this. WIth the opening of the new Minnesota Highway 43 bridge in Winona today, the old bridge, built in 1942, will undergo a major ...

Make sure the piers are leveled so no wedging is necessary, to make the stone bridge as stable as possible. You stone bridge will be higher than the path leading to it. Build the path up with tamped ...