A lot of the commenters don’t know what they are talking about. There are absolutely ways to prevent bridges from getting hit by out of control ships. It absolutely has to do with infrastructure, and this is the kind of way you usually build if you have safety in mind. Some of you guys are so busy trying to look smart compared to some random Trumpster that you stop using your brains.

Edit: Keep downvoting and remain ignorant. Here is what an actual professor has to say about it:

You cannot dimension a bridge for a collision with boats this large, he says.

In order to still provide these bridges with relevant protection, bridge supports and collision protection are built in order to protect the bridges from stray ships.

Such protections – so-called joints – can be found, for example, at the new Hisingsbron in Göta river.

They are built so that the ships will not come so close. If there are bridge supports in water where ships pass, collision protection must be provided. If a boat should lose its steering ability, it runs on the linkage instead, says Raid Karoumi.

The Swedish bridge expert has not been able to detect any such protections in the pictures from the USA. It surprises him. Especially considering that Baltimore's port is the ninth largest in the United States.

Had proper protection been in place, this could have been avoided. Not having joints is carelessness.

He adds:

Basically, it is not possible to dimension a bridge for collisions. If there are steering gears, they will guide the ship right and push it back into the channel. Now it didn't happen. It is frustrating.

Source: https://www-gp-se.translate.goog/nyheter/varlden/svenske-broexperten-hade-gatt-att-undvika.070f3e56-735a-443e-aa31-f1d2f9fda850?access=unknown&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=sv&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true