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The Cypress Street Viaduct, often referred to as the Cypress Structure or the Cypress Freeway, was a 1.6-mile-long (2.5 km), raised two-deck, multi-lane (four lanes per tier) freeway constructed of reinforced concrete that was originally part of the Nimitz Freeway (State Route 17, and later, Interstate 880) in Oakland, California, United States.
A Bailey Bridge was in place over the gap within 6 weeks and a full replacement of the three spans was opened in December 1973. [34] West Side Elevated Highway: New York City: United States 15 December 1973: Poor maintenance and overloading No casualties Single span collapse, which caused the closure and eventual demolition of most of the highway.
Pages in category "Building and structure collapses in 1989" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The events in the TV sitcom Full House episode "Aftershocks" (December 8, 1989) take place following the Loma Prieta earthquake; it centers on 7-year-old Stephanie Tanner having a hard time telling her father Danny about how she fears another aftershock might happen and kill him (since he is a widowed single father) as well as other members of the family.
The house was originally built in 1927 and redesigned in 1984 by businessman Mark Slotkin. The property boasts a pool and private tennis court, alongside a two-story guesthouse and two-car garage.
A final photo has emerged of North Carolina grandparents on the roof of their home, surrounded by floodwaters, minutes before they drowned due to Hurricane Helene. Jessica Drye Turner’s family ...
Structure Location Type Casualties 226 BCE: Colossus of Rhodes Collapse: City of Rhodes, Island of Rhodes (now Greece) Statue: 27: Fidenae amphitheatre collapse: Fidenae, Italia, Roman Empire: Amphitheatre: 20,000+ dead ca. 27–30: Tower of Siloam: Jerusalem, Judea, Roman Empire Tower: 18 dead 140: Upper tier collapse of the Circus Maximus ...
(KRON) — A section of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed into the ocean Monday amid pounding waves and an ongoing high surf advisory. Three people went into the water with two having to be rescued ...