Bridge Failure Database
Historic Tewksbury Township pony truss bridge, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Country | United States (108) |
| Cause | Impact |
| Details | 30-ton tractor-trailer ignored signs warning of the bridge's 8-ton weight limit. Truck struck the bridge abutment and caused it to collapse. |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | North America |
| Reference | http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/nj/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1091264704141461.xml |
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.
