enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of bridge failures - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridge_failures

    A 400-foot (120 m) section of bridge collapsed onto freighter and into the river. Four cars drove off bridge 12 killed (7 ship crewman and 5 motorists) 2 pylons and three sections of bridge collapsed, ore freighter sank, 4 cars fell into river City of Hobart was split in two.

  3. Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_span_replacement_of...

    The earthquake measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and while the epicenter was distant from the bridge, a 50-foot (15 m) section of the upper deck of the eastern truss viaduct portion of the bridge collapsed onto the deck below, indirectly resulting in one death at the point of collapse.

  4. San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco–Oakland_Bay...

    A collapsed section of roadway deck after the 1989 earthquake. On the evening of October 17, 1989, during the Loma Prieta earthquake, which measured a 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale, [92] a 50-foot (15 m) section of the upper deck of the eastern truss portion of the bridge at Pier E9 collapsed onto the deck below, indirectly causing one ...

  5. Bridge fire shuts down I-15 in California - AOL

    www.aol.com/article/2014/05/06/bridge-fire-shuts...

    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

  6. California storm leaves four dead as flooding wipes out homes ...

    www.aol.com/california-forecast-atmospheric...

    A cliffside collapse in Santa Barbara County on Tuesday has led to the evacuation of dozens of people.The oceanfront apartment complex in Isla Vista was left on the edge of the precipice following ...

  7. Massive California Surf Blamed For Two Deaths - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/2-rescued-california-pier...

    "Breaking waves could still get up to 20 to 30 feet for Central California, including near San Francisco and Santa Cruz." ... The collapsed section was 150 feet long and located at the end of the ...

  8. Central Valley land subsidence - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Valley_land_subsidence

    The prototype for this method was Leaky Acres Recharge Facility in Fresno. [18] Madera Irrigation District reported that they were able to restore 2,500 acre-feet (3.1 million cubic meters) of water in 2017 to aquifers by releasing unused irrigation water onto flood land available to them. They reported that some growers also released excess ...

  9. Despite active quake year, some California suburbs refuse to ...

    www.aol.com/news/despite-californias-quakes...

    Officials have estimated that the typical retrofit of a soft-story building in L.A. costs from $80,000 to $160,000, although costs can vary depending on the size of the building.