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The Silver Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Ohio River between Gallipolis, Ohio, and Henderson, West Virginia. The bridge was completed in 1969 as a replacement for the collapsed Silver Bridge, although it is located about 4,300 feet (1.3 km) downstream (south) of the original.
Modern analyzes of the bridge collapse conclude that the railway had inadequately inspected and maintained the bridge. [127] [133] Åkesson, however, says that better inspection of the bridge may not have prevented a collapse. An inverted Howe truss puts the superstructure below the track, where it is difficult to see and inspect, and the angle ...
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Nov. 4, 1911: "Three hurt when bridge collapses" Akron Evening Times, Oct. 28, 1918: "Bridge collapses; two escape death" Oct. 28, 1922: "Heavy truck causes bridge to collapse"
Wooden bridge Collapsed from the weight of a large procession 400 Bridge unusable Judith bridge: Prague: Kingdom of Bohemia 2 February 1342 Stone bridge Severe flood Unknown Two-thirds of the 170 years old bridge collapsed or heavily damaged. One arch survived to this day. Charles Bridge was built next to its remains. Construction started in ...
At the time the bridge was erected in 1977, it was the longest truss bridge in the world. More: Collapse of Baltimore's Key is latest bridge incident of 2024 after similar collisions in China ...
September 2 – India – 1956 Mahbubnagar train accident: On the metre-gauge railway between Secunderabad and Dronachalam, a bridge collapse near Mahbubnagar causes two cars of a train to fall into a river. At least 112 people are killed, including everyone in the first car; postal workers in the second car are able to rescue the mail.
Thirty-one vehicles plunged into the Ohio River, killing 46 people. Baltimore's Key Bridge is not the first: A look at other bridge collapse events in US history. Crain Avenue Bridge collapse ...