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Geotechnical Egineering News tagged with [bridge collapse]

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Genoa bridge: Towers demolished after residents evacuated
BBC NEWS   28 June 2019   Italy   Genoa  
It took just eight seconds for the entire structure to go down / AFP
<p>Demolition experts have blown up the remains of the giant Morandi bridge in the Italian city of Genoa, nearly a year after the structure collapsed.</p><p>Thousands of people were evacuated ahead of explosions which brought down two large towers consisting ...
Filed under: Construction News
PHOTOS: The bridge of Platanias collapsed, major damages in the Venetian Harbor
Chaniapost.eu   26 February 2019   Greece   Chania - Crete  
<p>"Oceanis” storm caused major damage in the infrastructure of Chania. Platanias bridge collapsed during the night! Major damage occurred in the Venetian Harbor of Chania. The total cost of the damage reaches 100 mil. euros!</p>
One Dead As Floods Cause Extensive Damage Across Crete (video)
Greek Reporter   26 February 2019   Greece   Chania - Crete  
The partially-collapsed bridge in Platanias. Photo by Kathimerini
<p>Flooding from the winter storm &ldquo;Oceanis&rdquo; killed one person and extensive damage was recorded on bridges and roads in Crete as the extreme weather which began on Sunday continued to pummel the Greek island.<br />The body of a 61-year-old farmer ...
After Bridge Tragedy, Genoa Selects a New Design
Engineering.com   10 January 2019   Italy   Genoa  
A rendering of Renzo Piano’s planned bridge, which will replace the collapsed Morandi Bridge. (Image courtesy of Renzo Piano)
<p>Five months after the deadly Genoa bridge collapse, the city has announced that it will replace the structure with another bridge that its designer claims will &ldquo;last for a thousand years.&rdquo;<br />On December 19, 2018, city mayor Marco Bucci announced ...
Filed under: Construction News
Italy highway bridge collapses in Genoa, at least 22 dead
Channel NewsAsia / YouTube   14 August 2018   Italy   Genoa  
A section of a giant motorway bridge in Genoa collapsed on Tuesday (Aug 14) injuring several people. (Photo: AFP) Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/italy-highway-bridge-collapses-in-genoa-at-least-22-dead-10616720
<p>GENOA, Italy: At least 22 are dead after a motorway bridge collapsed on Tuesday (Aug 14) over the northern Italian port city of Genoa in what the transport minister said was likely to be "an immense tragedy".</p><p>The Italian fire service said that the ...
At least 10 killed in Colombia bridge collapse
CNN   16 January 2018   Colombia   Americas  
Ten construction workers were killed after a bridge collapsed bridge near Bogota, Colombia.
<div class="el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph"><p class="zn-body__paragraph speakable">At least ten people were killed Monday after a bridge collapsed near Bogota, Colombia, according to the country's Civil Defense authorities.</p><div class="zn-body__paragraph ...
Watch: The destruction after N3 bridge collapse leaves drivers in hospital [video]
The South African   11 August 2017   South Africa   Germiston  
Image Credits: Twitter/ YFM
<p>Wednesday saw the shocking collapse of a pedestrian bridge along the N3 Geldenhuys Interchange. Five people were injured, including a 7-year-old child. The mother of the child is in a medically induced coma.<br /><br />Aerial video has now emerged showing ...
Motorway bridge collapse in Italy kills couple
The Guardian   10 March 2017   Italy   Marche, Ancona  
Motorway bridge collapse in Italy kills couple | World news | The Guardian
<p>An Italian couple have been killed after a motorway bridge collapsed on top of their car, in Italy&rsquo;s second such tragedy in just over four months.<br /><br />Police said Antonella Viviani, 54, and her husband, 60-year-old Emidio Diomede, died at the ...
Overpass collapse in Italy caught on camera (video)
La Stampa Italia   31 October 2016   Italy   Europe  
Collpased bridge (source: lecconotizie.com)
<p>An overpass collapsed on the highway 36 Milano-Lecco (Hanno). Two cars were crushed following the bridge collapse. As per La Stampa, one people died and four were wounded.</p>
Deadly bridge collapse off Indonesia's Bali island
BBC NEWS   17 October 2016   Indonesia   Asia  
The bridge connected two small islands off Bali's south-east coast (Reuters)
<p>A bridge connecting two small islands near the Indonesian resort island of Bali has collapsed, killing at least eight people, officials say.</p> <p>People were passing over the suspension bridge for a religious ceremony when the accident occurred, a police ...