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Bridge Failure Database

Suspension bridge on Cheju Island

Year 1981
Type Road
Country Korea (3)
Cause Design error
Details Insufficient cable anchorage
Fatalities 11
Injuries 8
Phase construction
Period 1941-1990
Continent Asia
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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