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Bridge Failure Database

3-span prestressed concrete bridge near Kristiansund

Year 1963
Type Road
Country Norway
Cause Impact
Details Ship impact, error of ship captain
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
Collapse partial
Phase in service
Period 1941-1990
Continent Europe
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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