Bridge Failure Database
Britannia tube bridge (Menai Straits)
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | Great Britain (29) |
| Cause | Design error |
| Details | Timber roof impregnated with tar paints help fire, superstructure deflections of up to 0.75 m |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | no |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Reference | SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 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.
