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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.
The worst disaster of the earthquake was the collapse of the double-deck Cypress Street Viaduct of Interstate 880 in West Oakland. The failure of a 1.25-mile (2.0 km) section [69] of the viaduct, also known as the "Cypress Structure" and the "Cypress Freeway", [22] killed 42 and injured many more. [70]
Nalchik sport center balcony collapse Nalchik, Russia Balcony in sport center 23 dead, 47 injured 1999: Gdynia Shipyard crane crash: Gdynia, Poland: Crane: 1999: Russian apartment buildings: Moscow, Volgodonsk and Buynaksk, Russia: Residential buildings: 307 dead, 1,000+ injured 1999: Via Giotto in Foggia building collapse: Foggia, Italy ...
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 .
Twenty-five years ago — on Nov. 18, 1999 — the 40-foot tower of logs being built at Texas A&M University in College Station collapsed, killing 12 people and injuring at least 27 others.
At least one person was killed in the partial collapse of the under-construction Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 12, Governor John Edwards said in a press conference.Fire ...
Miracle on Interstate 880 (1993), a TV movie fictionalization and re-enactment of events at the collapsed Cypress Structure. [citation needed] Journeyman (2007), TV show on NBC in which the main character travels back in time to save a person who died during the earthquake. Occurs in the third episode, "Game Three," in reference to the 1989 ...
A Delta plane flies by the wreckage of Delta Flight 191 the day after the Aug. 2, 1985, crash. JOE GIRON/Star-Telegram There have been 2,751 aircraft crashes with a fatality in Texas in more than ...