Bridge Failure Database
Bickton Meadows Footbridge in Hampshire
| Year | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foot |
| Country | Great Britain (29) |
| Cause | Deterioration |
| Details | Segmental construction with thin mortar joints, precast units and thin mortar joints of extremely poor quality, corrosion of top bonded tendons (post-tensioned bridge) |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Reference | Durability of Precast Segmental Bridges, NCHRP Web Doc 15, Final Report, The National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 2000. |
Note: This information is provided for reference only, and was compiled from publicly available sources which may contain inaccuracies. Neither Campbell Middleton nor Daniel Imhof nor the Bridge Owners' Forum make any guarantee as to the correctness, usefulness, or fitness for purpose of any of the data in these pages.
