PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said beam demolition will begin on the westbound side of the Washington Bridge on Sunday night. There will be overnight ...

A beam or "girder" bridge is the simplest and most inexpensive kind of bridge. According to Craig Finley of Finley/McNary Engineering, "they're basically the vanillas of the bridge world." ...

This is an excellent spot for a beam bridge. Beam bridges typically span up to 250 feet, and they're also the cheapest and easiest bridges to build. Congrats -- you've just made a lot of ...