Bridge Failure Database
Turkey Creek Bridge, Sharon Springs, Kansas
| Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | United States (108) |
| Cause | Human error |
| Details | Train on which brakes became very hot, stops on timber bridge which in turn takes fire |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | North America |
| Reference | http://www.brueckenweb.de/Themen/katastrophen/katastrophen.php |
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