Bridge Failure Database

Truss bridge near Salez

Year 1884
Type Road
Country Switzerland (12)
Cause Design error
Details Bad construction detail: gusset plate
Fatalities 0
Injuries 2
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Phase construction
Period before 1900
Continent Europe
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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