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Bridge Failure Database

2-span bridge near Dortmund (over motorway A2)

Year 1979
Type Road
Country Germany (55)
Cause Impact
Details Truck overtaking and high speed impact on piers
Fatalities 1
Injuries 6
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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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