Bridge Failure Database
Steel Bridge in Studenka (over railway line)
| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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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