Tobias wrote:newlexpanthers wrote:What about the Mason-Pomeroy bridge ? I have family down there, so im in the area a lot.
that bridge moves around on ya a little bit.
The I-70 Bridge in Zanesville is not in good shape.
But seriously. How often do bridges collapse ? The Brooklyn Bridge is well over 100 years old and it is still standing. We have bridges in this country that were built before the great depression that carry major metropolitan traffic in the year 2008 with no problem. It is an anamoly. Nothing to worry about I tell ya !
But it is scary.
. make sure your seat belts are off !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridge_disasters * Seta river railroad bridge, 1934 - The express train crush on bridge, caused by 1934 superpower Muroto Typhoon, at Otsu, Japan, 11 killed, 216 injured.
* Inotani wire bridge, 1949 - Many check men check about complete wood and common wire bridge fall at Toyama, Japan, 29 killed.
* Heron Road Bridge, 1966, Ottawa - 9 killed
* Silver Bridge, 1967, Point Pleasant, WV- 46 Killed, * Benjamin Harrison Bridge, 1977 - no fatalities, ship strike
* Granville railway disaster, 1977 - 83 killed when derailed train knocked down a road overbridge. * Hayakawa wire bridge, 1980 - New year event visitor fall with wire bridge at Saito, southeastern Kyushu, Japan, 7 people killed, injuring 15 people. This accident caused by local authority leave check and maintenance, during 10 years.
* Tjörn bridge, 1980, Sweden - 8 killed - ship strike.
* Hyatt Regency walkway collapse, 1981 - 114 killed, more than 200 injured * Amarube railroad bridge, 1986 - The out of service train falled, that hit fish processing factory, caused by strong wind, at Kasumi, northwestern Hyogo, Japan, one train conductor and five factory workers are killed.
* Glanrhyd Bridge, Carmarthen, 1987 - Train washed off railway bridge by flood waters, 4 killed including 1 school boy drowned trying to rescue passengers.
* Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge collapsed at Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia, July 31,1988, killing at least 32.
* Hatchie River Bridge (Hwy US-51) collapse, 1989, Tennessee - 8 killed when a 3 span section of the bridge failed due to scour of the bridge foundations. * San Francisco Bay Bridge, 1989 - 1 killed when Loma Prieta earthquake caused upper deck of eastern truss to collapse onto main deck carrying traffic.
* Cypress Street Viaduct, 1989 - 42 killed during Loma Prieta earthquake.
* Winkley Bridge, 1989 - 5 killed when 1912 bridge collapsed from 40 students swinging on it. * Big Bayou Canot train disaster, 1993 - 47 killed when railway bridge hit by barge. * Seongsu Bridge, 1994 - 32 died and 17 injured.
* Koror-Babeldaob Bridge, 1996 - at least 1 killed following strengthening work.
* Maccabiah Bridge Tragedy, 1997 - 4 killed
* Interstate 794 Hoan Bridge,Wisconsin, 2000 - Partial failure, no injuries * Hintze-Ribeiro Bridge, Portugal, 2001 - 59 killed in three cars and one bus after the collapse of the bridge.
* Kadalundi River rail disaster, India, 2001 - 57 drowned when 140-year old rail bridge collapsed.
* Asagiri footbridge disaster, 2001 - Progressing to summer firework festival, when people are stampede and panic at Akashi, Japan, at least 11 killed, 247 injured.
* Rafiganj rail disaster, India, 2002 - 130 died when terrorists sabotaged rail bridge, causing crash.
* The I-40 Bridge Disaster, 2002 - 14 killed in barge strike.
* Interstate 95 bridge over Howard Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut, March 2003 - Fire resulting from fuel truck crash melted the bridge superstructure, resulting in partial collapse. No fatalities; driver of the truck escaped with minor injuries. * Sgt. Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge, Latchford, Ontario, 2003 - Partial failure, no one hurt.
* Veligonda rail disaster, India, 2005 - 114 killed when flood washed rail bridge away.
* De la Concorde Overpass collapse Overpass Collapse, Laval, Quebec,Canada, 2006 - Five dead, six injured
* Run Pathani Bridge Collapse, 80 km east of Karachi, Pakistan - Bridge collapsed during the 2006 monsoons.
* Guinea - Bridge collapses in March, 2007 under a weight of a truck packed with passengers and merchandise in southeastern Guinea - killing 65 people.[5]
* Oakland, California - Tanker explosion melts sections of the MacArthur Maze, causing them to collapse on April 29, 2007. The damaged sections are repaired and reopened by May 24, 2007. * Guangdong, China Ship hits section of 1.600 m bridge crossing the Xijiang River near Foshan, Guangdong on June 15, 2007. 200 meters of the bridge. 9 people reported missing.
* Minneapolis, Minnesota - I-35W Mississippi River bridge over the Mississippi River, connecting downtown Minneapolis and North Minneapolis collapsed on August 1, 2007. * Chhinchu suspension bridge - Overcrowded suspension bridge collapsed at Nepalgunj, Birendranagar, Nepal on December 25, 2007. Killing at least 19, missing another 15.
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