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A portion of a Mississippi bridge in the process of being demolished collapsed prematurely, killing three workers, officials said. The bridge, which spanned the Strong River in Simpson County on ...
Modern analyzes of the bridge collapse conclude that the railway had inadequately inspected and maintained the bridge. [127] [133] Åkesson, however, says that better inspection of the bridge may not have prevented a collapse. An inverted Howe truss puts the superstructure below the track, where it is difficult to see and inspect, and the angle ...
The bridge, located about 40 miles south of Jackson on State Route 149 over the Strong River in Simpson County, had been closed for nearly a month so crews could demolish it, the Mississippi ...
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
On March 26, 2024, at 1:28 a.m. EDT (05:28 UTC), the main spans and the three nearest northeast approach spans of the Francis Scott Key Bridge across the Patapsco River in the Baltimore metropolitan area of Maryland, United States, collapsed after the container ship Dali struck one of its piers.
Rescue teams are looking for at least seven people after the 1.2-mile-long Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early in the morning on March 26, Baltimore City Fire Department Chief James Wallace ...
Brazilian authorities are investigating after a bridge collapsed Sunday, killing at least four people and sending trucks loaded with sulfuric acid and pesticides plunging into a river, raising ...
A plan was developed to create a temporary roadway to replace the collapsed bridge. Working 24 hours a day, seven days a week, workers filled the gap left by the collapsed and demolished bridge with light weight backfill made of foam glass gravel. The completed temporary roadway allowed traffic to resume while a permanent replacement bridge was ...