Failure

01 Oct 24

US government mega grant for failed concrete bridge

State of Rhode Island receives US$125.4 million towards Washington Bridge replacement.
30 Aug 24

Contractor named for Frances Scott Key rebuild

Maryland approves US$74 million contract for Frances Scott Key reconstruction.
30 May 24

Canada: tender for bascule bridge removal

Contract for demolition of unrepairable bridge in Ontario.
02 May 24

Call for proposals on US concrete bridge replacement

Rhode Island calls for proposals to replace Washington Bridge’s failed westbound section.
18 Apr 24

New Zealand bridge pier wash-out closes railway

KiwiRail works rapidly to support sagging bridge over complex channel.
28 Mar 24

Accident investigators begin collecting data on fatal Baltimore bridge strike

Francis Scott Key was one of USA’s 17,468 fracture critical bridges.
26 Mar 24

Mass casualty bridge collapse in Baltimore, USA

Steel bridge collapses after container ship strikes pier.

21 Mar 24

US$300 million replacement is the only answer for failed US bridge

A Rhode Island bridge closed in December for critical safety issues will be demolished and replaced, says state governor.
19 Mar 24

Street cleaner injured in French stone bridge collapse

A stone bridge failure in France injures one motorist.
28 Feb 24

Maintenance lapses caused Fern Hollow collapse

The NTSB report into the 2022 failure of Fern Hollow Bridge Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, blames lapses in maintenance and oversight.
22 Feb 24

Barge strike kills five on Chinese road bridge

A bridge near Guangzhou City collapsed when a barge struck a pier with five confirmed deaths.
17 Oct 23

Lorry driver dies in bridge collapse as freight train derails

One dead as US rail bridge collapses on to highway.
20 Sep 23

Roads agency promises to rebuild washed-out bridge

A 1974 road bridge that collapsed in flood conditions will be replaced shortly, says Azerbaijan government roads agency.
26 Jul 23

US$9.1 million Split bridge contract awarded

Croatia Roads has awarded the contract for a bridge linking the city of Split with a northern suburb to China Bridge and Road Corporation.
24 Jul 23

Fatal road bridge collapse in Greece

The partial collapse of a ring road bridge on Sunday (23 July) in the Greek city of Patras left one person dead and eight injured.

21 Jun 23

Collapsed I-95 Bridge reopened in 12 days

Traffic on the USA I-beam steel bridge brought down by fire in June was restored in less than two weeks.
22 May 23

US safety board issues alert for steel bridges

The USA’s National Transportation Safety Board is recommending immediate reviews of the drainage in bridges made of uncoated weathering steel.

13 Apr 23

Two people killed by Colombian bridge collapse

A road bridge collapsed yesterday (12 April) in Columbia, killing two police officers and injuring 15 other people.

30 Jan 23

Fern Hollow Bridge investigative update

New information around the collapse in Pittsburgh has been published by the US National Transportation Safety Board

05 Dec 22

Results released from preliminary study into collapsed Norwegian bridge

The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority has published the results of a preliminary study into the collapse of the timber Tretten Bridge in the Øyer municipality 

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