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  2. List of bridge failures - Wikipedia

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    Bridge disasters in fiction. The General (1926 film): The fictional Rock River bridge, a wooden trestle bridge purpose-built for the film, is set on fire and later collapses as a train attempts to cross it.

  3. 8 of the Most Devastating Bridge Collapses - HISTORY

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    These eight collapses are among history’s deadliest bridge disasters. 1. Ponte das Barcas. Portugal, 1809. Deaths: Est. 4,000. History’s deadliest bridge collapse occurred during the...

  4. A list of major US bridge collapses caused by ships and barges

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    From 1960 to 2015, there were 35 major bridge collapses worldwide due to ship or barge collision, with a total of 342 people killed, according to a 2018 report from the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure. Eighteen of those collapses happened in the United States.

  5. Seven of the Worst Bridge Disasters in World History

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    Going back even further, examples of bridge failures abound, with culprits ranging from design flaws to extreme weather to human error. Below, learn about seven of the worst bridge disasters...

  6. 28 May 2024. Risks of bridge collapses are real and set to rise — here’s why. Hundreds of millions of people cross deficient bridges each day. With damage to these structures likely to intensify...

  7. 10 Deadliest Bridge Collapses In History - WorldAtlas

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    Bridges are an amazing feat of engineering and technology, but there have been rare and tragic incidents of bridge failures. These failures often result in dozens, if not hundreds, of deaths and injuries.

  8. Deadliest bridge collapses in the US in the last 50 years - CNN

    www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/us/bridge-collapse-history-trnd

    There have been a number of deadly bridge collapses through the years, some due to structural deficiencies and others in collisions or accidents. Here’s a look back at the 10 deadliest incidents...

  9. A list of major bridge collapses, ship crashes in U.S. history -...

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    The Queen Isabella Causeway in Texas, a railroad bridge in Alabama and the Sunshine Skyway in Tampa are among several major bridge collapses in U.S. history.

  10. Seven of the Deadliest Infrastructure Failures Throughout History

    www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/world/bridge-collapses-history.html

    A bridge collapse in Italy that killed at least 37 people was the latest disaster to raise worries about aging or improperly built bridges, dams and other structures.

  11. What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse | CNN

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    CNN — A massive cargo ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing the 1.6-mile structure to crumble like a pile of toothpicks – plunging cars and people into the...