Bridge Failure Database
Bay Bridge MacArthur Maze connector ramp near Emeryville (California)
| Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | |
| Cause | Human error |
| Details | Tanker truck explosion. Heat from the fire, which reached temperatures estimated at up to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, caused the metal bolts and girders on the highway connector ramp above to melt. The overpass then gave way and collapsed. |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | North America |
| Reference | http://www.nbc11.com/news/13217764/detail.html |
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.
