After Baltimore bridge collapse, are New York City bridges vulnerable?

Dan Krauth investigates whether New York City bridges are safe after a bridge collapsed in Baltimore on Tuesday.Multiple bridge engineers tell Eyewitness News a vessel that weighs as much as the one did in Baltimore, traveling at that rate of speed, would've caused catastrophic damage no matter which bridge it hit.

Underneath the water, bridge pillars have built in fenders called dolphins. They work like bumpers to help prevent impact. Engineers say newer bridges like the Mario Cuomo are built to help withstand collision, but older bridges are not. The average age of a bridge in the New York City area is 50 years old.

But there's good news for bridges in the Tri-State area. Most of them, like the Bayonne Bridge, don't have support columns in the middle of the waterway. Instead, they're near the water's edge.

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