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Bridge Failure Database

Bussey bridge near Forest Hill (Boston)

Year 1887
Type Road
Country United States (108)
Cause Design error
Details Error in design and construction
Fatalities 26
Injuries 115
Phase in service
Period before 1900
Continent North America
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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