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Bridge Failure Database

Bridge in Xi'an Province

Year 1991
Country China (6)
Cause Overloading
Details Crowded bridge collapsed during a Lunar New Year Festival
Fatalities 23
Injuries 140
Collapse complete
Phase in service
Period 1991-2009
Continent Asia
References http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/bridge.htm
http://www.brueckenweb.de/Themen/katastrophen/katastrophen.php

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