Failures and accidents

28 Feb 23

Engineer barred over collapsed bridge

The Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) in Canada is prohibiting a Saskatchewan engineer from practising for the time being.

21 Feb 23

Arch mastery

The restoration of a 150-year-old historical masonry arch bridge that unexpectedly collapsed in Spain nearly five years ago has been successfully completed using a combination of almost-forgotten construction techniques and modern equipment. Javier León writes
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

18 Jan 23

Mast breaks on Twin Sails Bridge

A mast has broken on the Twin Sails Bridge in Poole, England.

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 
30 Oct 22

Scores die in Indian bridge collapse

At least 135 people have been reported killed by the collapse of a suspension bridge in the Indian state of Gujarat.
27 Oct 22

Construction worker killed by US bridge collapse

A construction worker died yesterday in the US state of Missouri when a bridge collapsed while concrete was being placed.

03 Oct 22

Contract awarded for emergency repairs to Yorkshire motorway bridge

An emergency bridge repair contract has been awarded for the replacement of joints on the M62 Ouse Bridge in Yorkshire, England.
13 Sep 22

West Seattle Bridge set to reopen

Construction crews are completing the final tasks in an emergency repair programme carried out on West Seattle Bridge in the US state of Washington.

23 Aug 22

Girder collapses on Mexican bridge project

A newly placed girder for a bridge being built in Mexico has collapsed onto the road below.

18 Aug 22

Norway closes timber truss bridges following collapse

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has closed 14 wooden truss bridges pending investigations into the cause of a collapse.

07 Jul 22

Trial begins following Genoa bridge collapse

The trial has begun of 59 people facing charges following the fatal collapse in 2018 of a motorway bridge in Genoa, Italy.

09 Jun 22

Mexican footbridge fails during opening ceremony

About 20 people were injured this week when a small footbridge collapsed during its opening ceremony.  

08 Jun 22

Section of Spanish viaduct collapses

A section of a major highway viaduct in northwest Spain has collapsed.

13 May 22

Further update issued on Pittsburgh bridge collapse

The USA’s National Transportation Safety Board has published a further update on its ongoing investigation of January’s collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

10 May 22

Bridge contractors blamed over fatal site accident

The USA’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has blamed two contractors after a worker died while a bridge was being demolished.

08 Feb 22

Initial report issued into Pittsburgh bridge collapse

The USA’s National Transportation Safety Board has issued preliminary information on the collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh.

31 Jan 22

Pittsburgh bridge collapses

A highway bridge collapsed on Friday in Pittsburgh, USA, just hours before president Joe Biden was due to give a speech on the importance of funding for infrastructure.

28 Jan 22

Poor communication blamed for Louisiana swing bridge damage

The USA’s National Transportation Safety Board has found that poor communication was to blame for an accident that caused more than US$1 million of damage to a railway swing bridge in Louisiana.

11 Jan 22

Part of overpass collapses in Minsk

A section of a reinforced concrete bridge has collapsed in the capital of Belarus, Minsk.  

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