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Bridge Failure Database

Elbow Grade Bridge, Willamette National Forest, timber truss

Year 1950
Type Road
Country United States (108)
Cause Design error
Details Parts of truss underdesigned
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
Collapse complete
Phase in service
Period 1941-1990
Continent North America
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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