Bridge Failure Database
Wooden bridge held up by steel cables in Tapijulapa (state of Tabasco), Amatlan River
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foot |
| Country | Mexico (4) |
| Cause | Overloading |
| Details | The structure was designed to hold the weight of 25 people but was carrying about 70 people when it collapsed. People crossed the bridge in the initiation of an annual theatrical tribute to the Mayan rain god. |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 37 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | South America |
| Reference | http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/aplatin_story.asp?category=1102&slug=Mexico%20Bridge%20Deaths |
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