Bridge Failure Database

3-span concrete arch bridge (Milcov River)

Year 1926
Type Rail
Country Romania
Cause Natural hazard (Flooding)
Details Settlement of pier due to scour
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
Collapse no
Phase in service
Period 1900-1940
Continent Europe
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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