Genoa bridge collapse a disaster `waiting to happen´
(WorldNews Italy)

A lorry stands on the edge of the collapsed Morandi motorway bridge in the northwestern city of Genoa on Tuesday. PHOTO BY VALERY HACHE / AFP) ROME: Genoa´s Morandi motorway bridge, a 200-meter (650-foot) portion of which collapsed on Tuesday killing dozens of people, has been riddled with structural problems since its construction in the 1960s, which has led to expensive maintenance and severe criticism from engineering experts. Celebrated designer The Morandi bridge was built between 1963 and 1967. It has a maximum span of 219 meters, a total length of 1.18 kilometers, concrete piers (vertical structures that support the arches of a bridge) that reach 90...