Failures and accidents

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.

01 Aug 24

USA state auditor urges DOT to improve bridge inspections

USA state auditor urges DOT to improve bridge inspections.
22 Jul 24

China: road bridge collapse

Bridge deck collapses as floodwater rages through piers.
25 Jun 24

Track damaged in US bridge deck blaze

West Virginia and Maryland rail travel disrupted by bridge fire.

13 Jun 24

Contract awarded for Francis Scott Key salvage

Swedish construction company joins clean-up of collapsed Baltimore bridge.
23 Apr 24

Faults in planning, design, control and approval led to Norway bridge collapse

Bridge with unconventional design should have been treated with more caution, says Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority.
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.

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