Yeah, I'm baffled by the whole thing too. - "According to a spokesperson from Dresden's Road and Civil Engineering Office, the bridge was frequently inspected

Yeah, I'm baffled by the whole thing too. - "According to a spokesperson from Dresden's Road and Civil Engineering Office, the bridge was frequently inspected" Implies it frequently passed inspections–multiple, recent ones. How did the civil engineers make such an egregiously wrong call on this one? They didn't make enough alarm to even temporarily close it; it was a near-disaster, - "The last tram crossed the span just 18 minutes before the collapse, dpa reported." https://apnews.com/article/dresden-germany-bridge-collapse-carola-bridge-ad1ebf71f396d8984d2e79f9e6ba3f06 https://apnews.com/article/dresden-germany-bridge-collapse-c...