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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.
On October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time, the Loma Prieta earthquake occurred at the Central Coast of California. The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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 ...
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.
• Search pauses after 2 bodies found: Two construction workers were found trapped in a red pickup in the Patapsco River at the middle of the collapsed bridge, according to the Maryland State ...
One other person was also rescued from the scene near CityCentre after an apparent collapse of newly built stairs, fire officials said. Bodies of construction workers still trapped after building ...
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