Bridge Failure Database
Wassen Bridge, N2-motorway viaduct (Reuss River)
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Switzerland (12) |
| Cause | Natural hazard (Flooding) |
| Details | Flood, Scouring of the pier foundations leads to vertical settlement of 1.2 m accompanied by horizontal displacement of 0.7 m |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Reference | WALTHER, R., MIEHLBRADT, M., Dimensionnement des structures en béton, Traité du Génie Civil, Volume 7, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, Lausanne,1990. |
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.
