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Bridge Failure Database

Morelos Bridge

Year 1881
Type Rail
Country Mexico (4)
Cause Vandalism
Details Deliberately set fire
Fatalities 214
Injuries 0
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Phase in service
Period before 1900
Continent South America
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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