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The 35W Bridge Remembrance Garden commemorates the victims and survivors of the I-35W bridge collapse. [173] It is located off West River Parkway in Minneapolis. [ 174 ] The memorial was revealed to the public on August 1, 2011, the four-year anniversary of the collapse. [ 174 ]
Wooden bridge Collapsed from the weight of a large procession 400 Bridge unusable Judith bridge: Prague: Kingdom of Bohemia 2 February 1342 Stone bridge Severe flood Unknown Two-thirds of the 170 years old bridge collapsed or heavily damaged. One arch survived to this day. Charles Bridge was built next to its remains. Construction started in ...
Jikong Bridge, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province: Large crowds of unknown size arrived in Yingze Park to see lanterns at a light festival. Crowds moving in opposite directions were crossing a poorly lit bridge. Some fell into the water and were drowned; others were killed in the crowd collapse and crush on the west side of the bridge.
The collapse sent shock waves across the country, sparked supply chain concerns and broke the hearts of locals who considered the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which stretches a mile-and-a-half and ...
The Queensland Trucking Association has warned that detours around the collapsed bridge will add up to 700km to key routes, delaying the delivery of food, medical supplies, and emergency equipment.
Then successive sections of the 1.6-mile bridge – once considered a source of civic pride and a milestone in transportation planning – crumpled into the river.
[57] [69] The bridge strike and partial collapse were recorded on video. [70] [71] Multiple vehicles were on the bridge at the time it collapsed, though initially no one was believed to be inside them. [66] Workers were repairing potholes on the bridge [66] and were in their vehicles on a break at the time of the collapse. [72]
A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, prompting rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus.