The bow of the Delta Mariner was covered in twisted steel and chunks of asphalt from the two-lane bridge. The boat hit the bridge Thursday night on the Tennessee River on its way to Cape Canaveral ...

The Delta Mariner is idle at the US68/KY80 Eggner's Ferry Bridge, with two destroyed spans of the bridge draped over her bow, on Kentucky Lake near Golden Pond, Ky., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.

Two spans (about 20 feet) of the Eggner Ferry Bridge at US 68 and Kentucky 80 were destroyed Thursday night by the Delta Mariner, which was too tall to pass beneath the structure.

Coast Guard crews were among those working Friday to reinforce a southwestern Kentucky bridge that partially collapsed after being hit by a 312-foot cargo ship. The Delta Mariner – which was ...

The Delta Mariner struck the main span of the Eggner Ferry Bridge on Thursday evening at U.S. Highway 68 and Kentucky Highway 80, said Keith Todd, spokesman for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

In the pictures, the 312-foot Delta Mariner idles, still partially in the bridge's path, and clearly looks much too large to fit beneath the aging Eggner Ferry Bridge, which crosses the Kentucky ...

On Jan. 26, 2012, a Delta Mariner cargo ship hit the Eggners Ferry Bridge, ripping a 322-foot section off. One of the first responders on scene was White, then-lieutenant assistant post commander ...

The Delta Mariner was headed to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., with the rocket parts when it hit the 90-year-old bridge, known locally as the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge.

Bridge partially collapses in southwest Kentucky after being hit by cargo carrier. Jan 26, 2012 ... The Delta Mariner struck the main span about 9 p.m ... Officials say the bridge is closed to ...

A span of the Eggner's Ferry Bridge collapsed after it was struck by the cargo vessel Delta Mariner on Jan. 26, 2012. There were several vehicles on the bridge at the time that were all able to ...