Bridge Failure Database
Imola Avenue Bridge, Napa, California
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | United States (108) |
| Cause | Human error |
| Details | Three 100-ton hydraulic jacks used to raise the project's falsework, constructed to support the poured-in-place concrete bridge deck, were placed up to 2 inches off-center, predisposing them to shifting under the weight they supported. |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 7 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | construction |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | North America |
| References | http://enr.construction.com/news/transportation/archives/031205.asp http://www.kfty.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=991A9D5B-6CCA-439C-B805-A0F1B28B7C6F |
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