Bridge Failure Database

Second Narrows (Gerber hinge) Bridge, Vancouver

Year 1927
Type Road
Country Canada (13)
Cause Impact
Details Ship impact into deck
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
Collapse partial
Phase in service
Period 1900-1940
Continent North America
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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