Everyone loves a full-wave bridge rectifier, but there’s no denying that they aren’t 100% efficient due to the diode voltage ...

Over on YouTube [Lockdown Electronics] reviews an old bit of kit known as the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). Invented in the 1950s the SCR is a type of thyristor and they were popular back in ...

Planning to cross Mackinac Bridge this winter? Motorists have multiple ways to check bridge conditions for such things as high winds and closures. Earlier this week, on Dec. 10, bridge officials ...

A new community group is advocating for the replacement of the 72-year-old Mathews Bridge. City Council members are seeking a National Register of Historic Places designation for the 84-year-old Main ...

The Mackinac Bridge briefly shut down for on Monday, Dec. 15, for what police called a "traffic incident." The Michigan State Police post in St. Ignace confirmed by phone on Tuesday morning that the ...

Planners on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program are expected to announce an updated price estimate on Monday during a committee hearing of the Washington state Legislature. The cost of the ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said Tuesday that he hopes to meet with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the coming weeks, amid mounting frustration over ballooning costs to rebuild Baltimore’s ...

A massive mob of motorcyclists recently took over a troubled bridge once billed as an LA showpiece, but is now plagued by shutdowns, graffiti, lawlessness, and even death just three years after ...

The Mackinac Bridge closed for more than an hour Monday night because of an undisclosed incident that impacted traffic in both directions. Michigan State Police didn’t describe the incident more ...

Maryland transportation officials on Tuesday unveiled their recommendation to replace the aging Chesapeake Bay Bridge with two new four-lane spans, saying the plan would ease chronic congestion, ...

Downtown Knoxville's Gay Street Bridge is open once again to pedestrians and bicyclists only. The 128-year-old bridge has been closed since June 2024 after engineers found structural problems that ...

MACKINAW CITY, MI - Michigan’s iconic Mackinac Bridge was closed to traffic for more than an hour Monday night during what bridge officials described as an “emergency incident.” The Mackinac Bridge ...