Bridge Failure Database
Steel Bridge in Studenka (over railway line)
Year | 2008 |
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Type | Road |
Country | Czech Republic |
Cause | Design error |
Details | Bridge in reconstruction collapsed due to insufficient structure supporting the bridge superstructure. Train hit the collapsed bridge with a speed of 90 km/h. |
Fatalities | 7 |
Injuries | 67 |
Collapse | complete |
Phase | construction |
Period | 1991-2009 |
Continent | Europe |
References | http://www.radio.cz/fr/article/107080 http://www.lemoniteur.fr/actualite/transports_infrastructures/un_pont_effondre_train_republique/D126C8ED7.htm |
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