The dolphins, which were added shortly after the bridge was finished, have saved the structure at least once. In 1980, a ship crashed into one dolphin, destroying it but sparing the bridge.

Bridge designers and engineers ask whether structural "dolphins" could have better protected Baltimore's Key Bridge.

The dolphins were proposed after a cargo ship crashed into the bridge in 1980, causing a partial collapse and killing 35. [ Times files ] By the time the bridge opened in 1987, only four dolphins ...

The bridge is surrounded by several “dolphins” – concrete structures that are intended to slow or deflect oncoming vessels – which may be the protective structures the report referred to.

The new Big Carlos Pass Bridge will be a fixed span bridge that will provide a vertical navigation clearance of 60 feet.

MDTA also proposes changes to the Key Bridge's pier protection system that would require excavation below the water. Those changes include adding six dolphins to the reconstructed bridge.

A deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore. A bridge in southern China cut in half. Parts of a bridge cutting through the hull of a massive ship in Argentina.

These circular concrete “dolphins” are proven to be useful but only if there’s been adequate investment in them. The Key Bridge had relatively small barriers in place and the Dali reportedly ...

CHARLES CITY, Va. (WWBT) - Here’s something you won’t see every day: a dolphin swimming near the Benjamin Harrison Bridge. Check it out: Joshua Deane says he saw the dolphin around 10 a.m ...