Failures and accidents

19 Nov 25

Australia: light strip falls from year-old bridge

Boorloo Bridge closes to allow lighting repairs.

17 Nov 25

Dynamic response of suspension footbridge under typhoon-induced wind loading

Video shows Camaligan Suspension Bridge in Camarines Sur, Philippines swaying violently under the force of Super Typhoon Fung-wong

03 Sep 25

UK engineering train brings down historic bridge

No casualties as iron structure falls on to train.
26 Aug 25

Chinese government to investigate fatal bridge collapse

Failure during tensioning operation left 12 workers dead.

08 Jul 25

Border bridge between China and Nepal washed away by flash flood

18 missing after border point hit by flood.
17 Jun 25

Two dead after iron bridge collapses in India

Structure gives way under a large group of people.
19 May 25

USA: fatal bridge strike sparks investigation

With echoes of the Baltimore disaster, expert calls the incident another wake-up call for maritime safety.
25 Mar 25

Funds promised for restoration of Spain’s ‘Roman’ Bridge

The Spanish government has promised funding for the reconstruction of Talavera’s flood-damaged bridge.
04 Mar 25

Design concept revealed for Francis Scott Key Bridge

US state governor honours workers killed in bridge collapse.
04 Mar 25

New Philippines bridge fails under laden truck

One span of a new PSCG bridge in the Philippines collapses injuring six.

25 Feb 25

Fatal bridge collapse on South Korean road project

Four dead and six injured as bridge slabs fall from piers.

20 Feb 25

Scotland: historic canal bridge closed for urgent works

Busy Edinburgh road bridge closed suddenly following assessment.
11 Feb 25

Poor planning led to crane on barge striking US bridge

Accident report on $145,000 Mackinac Bridge strike.
23 Dec 24

15 missing as Brazilian concrete bridge fails

Searches complicated by sulphuric acid spill.

17 Dec 24

Normal inspection regime could not have anticipated German bridge fail

Independent expert confirms Carola Bridge collapsed because of construction methods.
08 Nov 24

Phoenix rising

The designer of a steel footbridge that collapsed in Italy during load testing identifies the reasons for the failure and outlines the lessons implemented in the execution of a second version, which he also designed and then personally funded. Marco Peroni writes
08 Nov 24

Getting back on track

A successful emergency intervention resulted in a key rail bridge in Norway reopening only nine months after its partial collapse. Eve Boykova finds out how
26 Sep 24

Fire destroys historic Canadian truss bridge

Suspected arson caused timber bridge fire, say emergency services.
12 Sep 24

Safety work starts on failed German tram bridge

Federal agency gets to work on Dresden tram bridge that collapsed into river.
08 Aug 24

Braila Bridge undergoes repairs

Traffic restrictions are in place for resurfacing works on Romania’s long-span suspension bridge.

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