Bridge Failure Database
Suspension bridge with stiffening timber beams
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foot |
| Country | Peru (2) |
| Cause | Overloading |
| Details | During refurbishment works 80 people on bridge, failure of cable |
| Fatalities | 50 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | South America |
| 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.
