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The bridge before the collapse. The bridge carries a section of Interstate 5 (I-5) over the Skagit River between Mount Vernon and Burlington, in Washington state, about 60 miles (97 km) north of Seattle. I-5 is the primary highway between the metropolitan areas of Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. Before the collapse, approximately ...
I-5 Skagit River Bridge: 1955: May 23, 2013: Skagit River: Cause: Collision—Truck struck arch with fracture critical design, causing structural failure [5] Dry Creek Bridge: Unknown: Aug 21, 2009: Dry Creek: Omak Bridge: 1911: 1911: Okanogan River: Steel swing bridge collapsed when first tested. [6] [7] Fourth Avenue Bridge (Olympia) 1905 ...
A single bridge strike may result in a catastrophic bridge damage. An example of that is the I-5 Skagit River bridge collapse. The collapse was caused by a truck with an oversize load that was taller than the clearance above of the bridge. The bridge was a steel through-truss bridge with a "fracture-critical" design that has non
I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse: Skagit County, Washington, U.S. Bridge: 3 injured [20] 2013: Building under construction: Sao Paulo, Brazil: Building: At least 6 dead, at least 20 injured [21] 2013: Residential building: Mumbai, India: Building: At least 61 dead, at least 32 injured [22] 2013: Collapse of the Space Building: Medellín ...
And the I-5 bridge is a perfect example of that,” Cantwell told The Associated Press. Projects like that need federal financial support, she said. The aging bridge is at risk of collapse in the ...
A single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 South near Bow Hill Road in Skagit County around 10 a.m. partially blocked the right lane, backing up traffic for four hours. ... Traffic was backed up 5 ...
On May 23, 2013, the northernmost span of the Skagit River bridge between Mount Vernon and Burlington collapsed after a semi-trailer truck struck an overhead beam. [287] The collapse caused two vehicles to fall into the river, where all three people were later rescued with minor injuries. [ 288 ]
The Washington State Department of Transportation will reduce southbound I-5 to one lane at Mounts Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday and from 10 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday for ...