Bridge Failure Database
Pushkino bridge
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foot |
| Country | Russia (3) |
| Cause | Overloading |
| Details | 100 persons at same time on bridge, insufficient inspection and maintenance |
| Fatalities | 20 |
| Injuries | 100 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | Asia |
| References | SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000. http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/bridge.htm http://www.brueckenweb.de/Themen/katastrophen/katastrophen.php |
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