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The latter were largely empty because the collapse occurred on the eve of a major Italian public holiday, Ferragosto. [9] The initial hypotheses were that a structural weakness or a landslide caused the collapse. [10] The bridge was reportedly undergoing maintenance at the time of the collapse, including strengthening the road foundations. [11]
Ponte Morandi (English: Morandi Bridge), officially Viadotto Polcevera (English: Polcevera Viaduct), [1] was a road viaduct in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, constructed between 1963 and 1967 along the A10 motorway over the Polcevera River, from which it derived its official name.
On the heels of the Morandi Bridge catastrophe in Genoa, Italy, which killed 43 people, AD looks at what went wrong and uncovers other at-risk bridges still in use Major Bridges Around the World ...
Italy marked the fifth anniversary Monday of the collapse of Genoa’s Morandi Bridge with a minute of silence and demands for justice for the 43 people who died in what authorities say was an ...
Ponte Morandi motorway bridge collapse: Genoa – Liguria: Italy: 14 August 2018: Viaduct incorporating a cable-stayed bridge: Collapsed due to structural failure 43 killed [138] 210-metre (690 ft) section of the bridge collapsed Ponte Morandi after the collapse; the bridge was demolished in June 2019. Majerhat Bridge collapse Kolkata: India: 4 ...
The remains of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, which partially collapsed in August 2018, killing 43 people, were demolished on June 28.More than three thousand people were evacuated from surrounding ...
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The Morandi bridge in Italy’s port city of Genoa collapsed in August 2018 after heavy rainfall, killing 43 people.. When one of its main pylons fell mid-morning, it brought a section of road ...