Bridge Failure Database
Viaduct on the Broadmeadow estuary between Malahide and Donabate
| Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | Ireland |
| Cause | Natural hazard (Erosion) |
| Details | Seabed erosion/scour (suspected). On Friday 21st August 2009 a 20m section of the viaduct collapsed into the estuary. Erosion had been spotted and reported a week earlier by a member of the public. An inspection the following day found no visible structural issues. |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | Europe |
| References | http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0821/rail.html http://www.independent.ie/national-news/pressure-mounts-on-irish-rail-to-explain-lsquosystems-failurersquo-1870886.html http://www.herald.ie/national-news/seabed-erosion-caused-rail-crash-1868389.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadmeadow_viaduct |
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