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Bridge Failure Database

A1 Cable stayed bridge in Hamburg (Nordelbe River)

Year 1970
Type Road
Country Germany (55)
Cause Limited knowledge
Details Wind vibrations
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
Collapse complete
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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