As horrified people around the world watched the video showing the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the thoughts of many turned to how safe the bridges they regularly cross are.
It took only seconds for the major Baltimore commuter bridge to accordion and collapse after one of its supporting piers was struck by the container ship MV Dali.
Officials from the operating company for the Confederation Bridge, which connects P.E.I. and New Brunswick, say the situation in the Northumberland Strait cannot really be compared to what happened in Baltimore.
“We are on completely different scenarios. The Baltimore harbour, the traffic in vessels, is just on a completely different scale,” said Strait Crossing general manager Alexis Reynaud.
