Bridge Failure Database

Hammer parabolic truss railbridge

Year 1869
Type Rail
Country Germany (55)
Cause Impact
Details Ship impact, ship captain does not wait for helping boat
Fatalities 12
Injuries 0
Collapse partial
Phase in service
Period before 1900
Continent Europe
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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