List of bridge collapses

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Collapsed railway bridge at Lisadian, Northern Ireland, 1859
Bridge collapse at Wootton, UK, June 11, 1861

The list of bridge collapses includes events that have become known due to the size of the structure or serious consequences.

Causes of collapse

Possible causes are natural disasters, collisions with vehicles, construction errors, material defects, overloading, acts of sabotage or military influences. Bridge collapses are very rare occurrences today, as these structures usually have to be systematically monitored. However, there have been times and states when this was not the case. In the United States , collapsing railroad bridges were a relatively common occurrence at the end of the 19th century. In the period between 1878 and 1895, more than 500 such occurrences were recorded, which means that they happened more than every two weeks.

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Until 1800

Building, place date Type of construction, use of the bridge root cause Dead / injured damage Remarks
Frankfurt Main Bridge , D 1306 Stone arch bridge Flood and ice 10 /? Bridge total loss, collapse of both bridge towers Collapse while a great many people were standing on the bridge
Judith Bridge , Prague, CZ 0February 3, 1342 Stone arch bridge Flood ? /? Total loss Predecessor of Charles Bridge , the flood occurred a few months before the Magdalene flood on
Frankfurt Main Bridge , D July 22, 1342 Stone arch bridge Flood (see article Magdalenenhochwasser ) ? /? Collapse of 6 arches at the Sachsenhausen bridge end, the bridge chapel and the southern bridge tower The Magdalen flood was the worst flood disaster in the history of the southern half of Central Europe to date, from Cologne to Vienna numerous bridges, houses and even city fortifications were destroyed.
Würzburg Main Bridge , D July 22, 1342 Stone arch bridge Flood (see article Magdalenenhochwasser ) ? /? Total loss
Wroclaw Sand Bridge , D 1423 wooden bridge Overload ? /? Total loss Collapse during a procession
Rialto Bridge , Venice, I 1444 Wooden bridge Overload ? /? Bridge total loss Collapse when too many people were on the bridge during a boat parade (on the occasion of the wedding of the Duke of Ferrara )
Rialto Bridge , Venice, I 1524 Wooden bridge Overload (?) ? /? Bridge total loss Reconstruction as a stone bridge (completed in 1591)
Pons Aemilius , Rome, I December 24, 1598 Stone bridge Flood ? /? Bridge total loss Seriously damaged several times over the centuries by the Tiber flooding. Provisionally restored in 1853 and replaced by the Ponte Palatino from 1886–1890 . Only one arch is still standing today.
Ludwigsbrücke (Munich) , D 0August 5, 1633 Wooden bridge Flood ? /? Total loss numerous spectators drowned, injured
Pont Saint Bénézet , Avignon, F 1668 Stone arch bridge flood ? /? Bridge total loss Over the centuries, individual arches of the bridge had been damaged or destroyed by floods. Only four arches are still standing today.

19th century

Building, place date Type of construction, use of the bridge root cause Dead / injured damage Remarks
Ponte das Barcas in Porto , Portugal March 29, 1809 Ship bridge Escape of the inhabitants from soldiers leads to overload 4000 /? Bridge torn
Mur bridge with stone pillars from 1752, Graz, A 1813 Stone pillars ? Stone pillar from 1752
Ludwigsbrücke (Munich) , D September 13, 1813 Stone arch bridge Washed down stone pillars 100 /? Part of the bridge over small Isar total loss Stone pillars erected in 1725
Saale bridge in Nienburg (Saale) , D 0December 6, 1825 Inclined chain bridge Overload due to a party on one half of the bridge with 350 people 55 /? One half of the bridge collapsed, later the intact half was torn down first German chain bridge; no cable-stayed bridge will be built in Germany for the next 125 years
covered Holzjochbrücke, Graz, A 1827 ? Centuries flood
Broughton Suspension Bridge in Greater Manchester , UK April 12, 1831 Suspension bridge , chain bridge Resonance disaster 0/20 Bridge total loss Marching soldiers caused a response; The load-bearing chain was anchored back with only one pin that was overloaded as a result
Yarmouth Bridge in Great Yarmouth , GB 0May 2, 1845 Suspension bridge , chain bridge Overload 79 /? Crowd observes floating object; when changing sides, chains on the south side break
Railway bridge over the Medway at Tonbridge , Kent , GB January 20, 1846 Wooden bridge Damaged by floods 1/0 Bridge unusable; freight train Oldest serious railway accident caused by a bridge collapse
Dee Bridge in Chester , GB May 24, 1847 Cast iron girder bridge Overload by passenger train; faulty construction 5 /? One of two lanes unusable; Passenger train
Angers suspension bridge , France April 16, 1850 Suspension bridge over the Maine River Response to storm, reinforced by marching soldiers, overloaded corroded anchoring 226 /? Bridge total loss Practically ended the construction of further rope suspension bridges in France and Switzerland
Wheeling Suspension Bridge , in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA May 17, 1854 Suspension bridge Storm causes vibrations and twisting of the bridge deck 0/0 destroyed bridge deck The bridge was repaired, later reinforced several times
Desjardins Canal Bridge , Canada March 12, 1857 Wooden swing bridge, railway bridge Derailing train brings bridge to collapse 59 /? Bridge destroyed
Lisadian , Ireland January 25, 1859 Stone arch bridge on the Ulster Railway Design flaw 0/0 Collapse of the middle two of four arches
Wootton Bridge , GB June 11, 1861 cast iron bridge Pillar broken under the load of a freight train 2/0 Bridge write-off; Freight train (locomotive broken; wagons pushed open) Weakening due to improper repair is assumed
Bridge over the Buckle at Staplehurst, England 0June 9, 1865 Cast iron railway bridge Train derailment on the bridge due to unsecured construction site 10/40 Bridge total loss In this Staplehurst railway accident , the writer Charles Dickens was on the train.
Railway bridge over the Pruth in Chernivtsi 0March 4, 1868 Iron truss bridge Lack of entertainment? 1 + / 2 + One of four trailers destroyed Collapse under a mixed train passing over it
Ashtabula River Bridge , Ohio, USA December 29, 1876 wrought iron truss bridge possibly fatigue of cast iron elements 85/63 Bridge write-off; two locomotives and 11 wagons crashed crashed cars catch fire; this melts the ice of the Ashtabula River and causes it to sink
Firth of Tay Bridge , between Edinburgh and Dundee, Scotland December 28, 1879 Girder bridge, steel framework on cast iron pillars, railway bridge insufficient consideration of the wind load, poor execution, collapse when a train passes through in a storm 75/0 Bridge unusable, girders partly reused, train badly damaged

Ballad Die Brück 'am Tay .

Cuautla Bridge , Mexico June 22 or 24, 1881 Railway bridge Foundations washed down 200/40 Bridge destroyed A train crashed while crossing the bridge. This was the worst rail accident in the world to date .
Des Moines River Bridge , Iowa , USA 0July 6, 1881 Railway bridge, wooden structure Undermined bridge foundations 2/0 Partial collapse of the bridge; Locomotive crashes. The then 17-year-old Kate Shelley (Catherine Shelley) (1865–1912) prevents a subsequent train crashing as well - this act becomes part of US national folklore.
Chillón Bridge , Spain April 27, 1884 Wooden and steel railway bridge The bridge was sawed. 59/56 Bridge partially damaged A train crashed while crossing the damaged bridge.
Chain Bridge in Moravian Ostrau, Kingdom of Bohemia September 15, 1886 Wooden and steel bridge Resonance vibrations caused by a unit marching in lockstep caused the bridge to collapse 6 /? Bridge total loss Two horses were also killed
Chatsworth , Illinois , USA August 10, 1887 Wooden truss bridge Bridge damaged by bush fire collapses when a train passes over it. 81 /? Bridge total loss
Birsbrücke near Münchenstein , Switzerland June 14, 1891 Steel truss bridge, railway bridge Construction flaws when reinforcing the bridge, insufficient repair of flood damage 73/171 Bridge write-off; 2 locomotives and 6 wagons crashed, another wagon on the left abutment of the bridge destroyed Original bridge built by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel company ; most serious railway accident in Switzerland
Limmer Bridge , Hanover, D 04th July 1895 Wooden bridge 1/0 Bridge total loss
Point Ellice Bridge , Victoria, British Columbia, Canada May 26, 1896 overloaded tram brings the middle segment to collapse, construction and execution weak approx. 55 /? (Details vary) Middle segment collapsed; Tram crashed
Max-Joseph-Bridge , Munich, D September 13, 1899 Iron truss bridge, road bridge Centuries flood ? /? Bridge total loss replaced by a three-hinged arch made of shell limestone
Luitpoldbrücke (Munich) , D September 14, 1899 Three-hinged arch iron bridge, road bridge Centuries flood ? /? Bridge total loss replaced by a three-hinged arch made of shell limestone

20th century

Building, place date Type of construction, use of the bridge root cause Dead / injured damage Remarks
Railroad bridge at Eden , Colorado , USA 0August 7, 1904 Railway bridge Flash flood in a wadi tears away a bridge under a train. 111 /? Bridge destroyed
Quebec Bridge , Canada August 29, 1907 Cantilever bridge, steel truss, railway bridge No strength calculation with actual weight (3600 t via preliminary draft planning): undersized, collapse during construction 74/11 Bridge total loss
Carrbridge (also: Carr Bridge), Scotland June 15, 1914 Brick stone bridge, railway bridge After a downpour, a collapsing road bridge and rubble above the railway bridge formed a dam. When it broke, the rock and mud masses tumbling down into the valley destroyed the railway bridge over which a train was driving. A passenger car crashed and was crushed. 5 /? Bridge total loss
Quebec Bridge , Canada September 11, 1916 Cantilever bridge, steel truss, railway bridge Assembly errors; Collapse during construction 11 /? Crashed middle section Crash when lifting the middle section
Gottéron Bridge 0May 9, 1919 1/?
Oder Bridge Gartz , D September 19, 1926 Concrete tied arch bridge , road bridge Collapse during construction ? Pillar gave way destroyed two fields
Melanbogenbrücke , Sankt Augustin-Menden , D 0December 8, 1928 Railway bridge Collapse during construction, failure to take into account the weight of the formwork, uneven placement of the concrete 1/?
Bridge disaster in Koblenz , D July 22, 1930 Pontoon bridge , pedestrian bridge Overload 38 dead Bridge total loss, demolition of the support bearings The accident occurred after the national celebrations at the end of the Allied occupation of the Rhineland
Appomatox River Bridge , Hopewell, Virginia, USA December 22, 1935 drawbridge Bus drives over open drawbridge 14 /? Bus
Upper Steel Arch Bridge , Niagara Falls , USA / Canada January 27, 1938 Steel arch bridge Flood and ice 0/0 Bridge total loss Ice drift destroyed fighters
Sandobron , Kramfors, Sweden August 31, 1939 Concrete arch bridge Collapse during construction 18 /? Total loss of the main clamping field Bridge completed in 1943 and by 1964 the longest concrete arch bridge in the world
Tacoma Narrows Bridge , Washington, USA 0November 7, 1940 Suspension bridge, road bridge The particularly slim design led to self-excited vibrations due to the low rigidity in strong winds , hangers tore, and part of the deck girder crashed. 0/0 Bridge and 2 cars total loss (bridge was closed) Nicknamed "Galloping Gertie", 4 months from opening to collapse, swinging and breaking were filmed. Since then, bridge models have been tested dynamically in the wind tunnel.
Rhine bridge Frankenthal , D December 12, 1940 Highway bridge Inclination of an auxiliary support 30 /? a field total loss Collapse during cantilever assembly
Chesapeake City Bridge , Virginia (?), USA July 28, 1942 Car bridge, vertical drawbridge Tanker Franz Klasen rams the piers ? /? Main segment total loss Replaced by a high arch bridge in 1949
Hindenburg Bridge over the Rhine, Cologne, D February 28, 1945 Road suspension bridge Repair work after war damage, overload ? /? Bridge total loss Replaced by a new building in 1948
Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine, Remagen, D March 17, 1945 Railway truss bridge Previous damage from combat operations ( Second World War ); Overload 28/93 Bridge total loss Current pillars removed, bridge towers listed, new building planned, not implemented
Bridge of the Thailand-Burma Railway , Konkoita, Thailand 0February 1, 1947 Wooden bridge burned down 2 /? Draisine crashes, bridge destroyed In the accident , the Thai Minister of Transport comes Momluang Kri Detchatiwong killed.
Temporary bridge Neuwied , D Winter 1947 Road bridge wooden structure Collapse through drift ice Total loss
Rio-Cãcetibu Bridge near Tanguá , Brazil 0April 6, 1950 Railway bridge Foundations washed underneath in heavy rain 110/40 Bridge destroyed, train crashes
Footbridge in Harrow and Wealdstone Railway Station , London, GB 0October 8, 1952 Pedestrian bridge , railway overpass Collision of three passenger trains with one ramming the bridge; partial collapse of the footbridge 112/340 Greatest peacetime railway accident in Great Britain
Tangiwai Railway Bridge, New Zealand December 24, 1953 Railway bridge was torn away by a lahar (mudslide) of Mount Ruapehu volcano 151 dead Bridge total loss Tangiwai railway accident
Kettensteg in Schwäbisch Hall , D June 19, 1954 footbridge Overload at major event 2 / 84-115 Total collapse The bridge was only approved for 30 people. When around 200 people stood on it at a major event, it collapsed. It was initially replaced by a makeshift construction, then in 1960 by the Epinalsteg (made of prestressed concrete).
Railway bridge at Fabrica , Philippines 02nd September 1954 Wooden bridge Train derails on bridge and brings it to collapse 82 /? Bridge destroyed
Bridge no. 229 , Andhra Pradesh , India 02nd September 1956 Steel truss railway bridge Foundations washed underneath in heavy rain at least 117 /? Bridge destroyed, train crashes
Peace River Bridge , British Columbia, Canada October 16, 1957 (UTC) Suspension bridge, built in 1943 during World War II Anchoring block of a cable gave way (?), According to the film: Steel lattice girder and small steel pillar buckled no Bridge total loss (?), According to the film: suspension ropes remain Before the collapse, the bridge was closed
Lewisham Railway Overpass , London , UK 04th December 1957 Railway bridge A train stops in the fog. The next one drives over leading and stop signals, opens, derails and tears away the bridge. 90/173 The bridge is completely destroyed. A train that should also have crossed the overpass brakes, then hangs a bit into the gap, but does not fall.
Salzburg Hagenau motorway bridge , Salzburg-Umgebung district , A August 13, 1959 A1 road bridge Flood, driftwood 0/0 Total collapse 1 side The driver of a fully occupied bus hesitated in good time and thus saved the lives of the occupants.
King Street Bridge , Melbourne, Australia July 10, 1962 River bridge Collapse under a 47-ton truck at -35 ° C 0 /? a segment collapsed
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela 0April 6, 1964 Road bridge Ship collision 7 /? collapsed two segments  
Draubrücke near Ferlach , Austria 04th September 1965 Road bridge The bridge over the Drava was torn away during a flood 2 /? Total destruction A civilian and a firefighter were killed.
Heiligenstedten bascule bridge over the Stör, D 1966 Road bridge Ship collision Footbridge, wooden bascule bridge from 1777, in the municipal coat of arms
Tössbrücke in Winterthur, CH October 27, 1966 Road bridge excessive load on the steel girders 0/17 Bridge collapsed Collapse of the falsework
Bridge of the federal highway 68 in Wallenhorst , D November 19, 1966 Road bridge for concreting gave falsework to 0/1 Bridge collapsed Collapse of the falsework
Bickton Meadows footbridge in Hampshire , UK 1967 Segmented footbridge, steel and concrete collapsed spontaneously with no sign of damage, without stress ? /? bridge in the 1960s a second similar bridge with a similar process in the UK
Silver Bridge , Ohio, USA December 15, 1967 chain suspended road bridge Casting defects and corrosion 46/9 Bridge and 37 vehicles destroyed  
West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, Australia October 15, 1970 Road bridge Structural design errors; unfavorable mounting method; Collapse during construction 35 /? 112 meter long segment destroyed
Südbrücke in Koblenz , D November 10, 1971 Road bridge Half of the bridge bends into the Rhine 13/13 The bridge was continued, the right half was not affected Accident led to the revision of the technical rules on buckling plates and shells
Südbrücke in Koblenz , D / slope bridge in the Laubachtal September 21, 1972 Road bridge Falsework collapses; Collapse during construction 6 /? Collapse of the twelfth overfield Construction work resumed in November 1973
Reservoir bridge in Zeulenroda (then GDR), D 13th August 1973 Road bridge Bridge buckled during cantilevering from 4 /? Bridge total loss Accident led to the revision of the TGL on the buckling of plates and shells
Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Australia 05th January 1975 Concrete bridge, highway bridge Ore carrier Lake Illawarra collides with piers 12 /? 2 pillars and 3 segments of the bridge destroyed; Freighter sunk, four cars crashed over the edge of the bridge Separation of the city of Hobart until the reopening of the bridge on October 8, 1977
St. Valentin Bridge (Valentinbrücke), Graz , A 0May 9, 1975 Road bridge as an emergency bridge / replacement bridge during the demolition and reconstruction of the Tegetthoff bridge Driftwood and washout ? collapse south of the Tegetthoff bridge
Reichsbrücke in Vienna , A 0August 1, 1976 Road bridge with tram Shearing off a pillar 1/0 Bridge and a van destroyed; a bus and some ships damaged The concrete of the stone-clad pillar had never been examined, was internally destroyed; " Force majeure "
Granville Railway Bridge in Sydney , Australia January 18, 1977 Auto overpass derailing train damaged pillars; Bridge collapse 83/210 Bridge total loss
Beki Bridge , Assam , India May 30, 1977 Railway bridge unknown 45/100
Pedestrian bridge over the tracks of the Trans-Siberian Railway at Pushkino Railway Station , Soviet Union 17th August 1977 Overpass over railway line Dilapidation and overloading of the bridge ? /? Bridge total loss The bridge collapse occurred after two trains arrived at the station at the same time. The number of fatalities and injuries was not disclosed. Most of the victims died from impact with the ground, were killed by debris or were electrocuted on the railway line's overhead line.
Almöbron north of Gothenburg near Stenungsund , Sweden January 18, 1980 Concrete arch bridge Ship collision in the fog 8th/? Total loss of the bridge, several cars crashed over the edge of the bridge The bridge reopened after 22 months on November 9, 1981 is called Tjörnbron .
Sunshine Skyway Bridge near Tampa , Florida, USA 0May 9, 1980 Steel bridge Ship collision 35/1 Total loss of the bridge, 6 cars and a bus crash
Liziyida Bridge , People's Republic of China 0July 9, 1981 Railway bridge, steel - bridge on concrete - pillars Torn away by a mudslide at least 200/146 Bridge destroyed, train crashes Most serious railway accident in China
Rhine bridge between Lustenau and Höchst , Brugg district, Vorarlberg, A May 18, 1982 Reinforced concrete bridge over the Rhine Collapse of the scaffolding during construction 2/15 Part of the middle segment under construction will be carried away As a result of a delayed Rhine flood, the falsework is swept away, 17 workers fall into the Rhine, two of them drown
Mianus River Bridge in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA June 28, 1983 Interstate 95 freeway bridge Metal corrosion , material fatigue, lack of maintenance 3/5 A 30 meter segment of the northbound direction plunges into the river
Ynis-y-Gwas Bridge, West Glamorgan , Wales, GB 04th December 1985 Road bridge Failure of tendons, collapse without notice ? /? damage Built in 1953, segment construction, water containing chloride penetrated the joints
Bridge over Schoharie Creek , New York State, USA (1st collapse) 0April 5th 1987 Interstate 90 freeway bridge (New York State Thruway) Underwashing during floods 10 /? 2 bridge segments with 5 vehicles crashed 6 days later, a large part of the Mill Point Bridge (3 miles upstream) collapses
Mill Point Bridge, over Schoharie Creek, New York State, USA (2nd bridge) April 11, 1987 Interstate 90 freeway bridge (New York State Thruway) Underwashing during floods, collapse afterwards (?) 0/0 6 days after first collapse on this interstate, Mill Point Bridge (3 miles upstream); as this section was closed as a preventive measure, there were no victims. August 28, 2011, the Old Blenheim Bridge collapsed over the same creek due to flooding
Main Bridge Stockstadt , D August 30, 1988 Bridge of the A3 over the Main Planning errors or errors in execution 1/0 Bridge superstructure total loss Partial collapse when pushing increments
Hatchie River Bridge (45 miles north of Tennessee , so in Kentucky or Virginia (?), USA) 0April 1, 1989 Car bridge changeable river bed, aged wooden piles of the foundation 8th/? Bridge total loss
San Rafael Bridge , Sinaloa State , Mexico 04th, 9th or 10th August 1989 Railway bridge The water masses of a reservoir that overflowed after heavy rainfall wash underneath the foundations of the bridge 112/205 Bridge destroyed
Cypress Street Viaduct (Cypress Structure) in Oakland , California, USA 17th October 1989 two-story elevated highway Interstate 80 from 1957 destroyed by Loma Prieta earthquake 42 /? Bridge total loss Memorial. Replaced a bridge from 1930. Reconstructed on a single story on a different route.
San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge , California, USA 17th October 1989 Interstate 80 two-story freeway bridge 15 m segment of the upper carriageway collapsed as a result of the Loma Prieta earthquake 1/? Reopening on November 18, 1989
Bridge over the Melle, near Ghent , Belgium Late March 1992 Frame bridge, steel and concrete Water and chloride penetrated into unfilled tendons ? /? Road bridge built in the early 1950s, 20 more bridges examined in this special construction series
Claiborne Avenue Bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA May 28, 1993 vertical drawbridge empty barge collides with pillar; Collapse of a 42 m long segment with 2 vehicles 1/2 seriously injured River closed for 2 days; Bridge closed for 2 months Bridge closures for months after Hurricane Katrina ; Reopening after reconstruction in early 2006
Bridge over the Big Bayou Canot near Mobile , Alabama , USA September 22, 1993 Three sections: truss lattice bridge, steel girder bridge, wooden plank bridge previous collision of a pushed convoy 47/103 Collapse of the middle segment, the train crashed into the river The swing bridge function was not blocked, but a continuous track was laid across the bridge.
Stari most (German old bridge), Mostar , Bosnia and Herzegovina November 9, 1993 Stone arch bridge Grenade fire by Croatians, explosive charges in the Bosnian War 0/0 Bridge from 1566, over the Neretva Reconstruction 1996-2004, world cultural heritage since 2005
Te Rata Bridge , King Country , New Zealand March 22, 1994 cantilever river bridge lack of maintenance 1/0 Bridge total loss
Seongsu Bridge in Seoul , South Korea October 21, 1994 cantilever river bridge structural defects (incorrectly welded steel); 48 m segment collapses 32/17 Bridge total loss Repair not possible due to structural failure; New construction completed on August 15, 1997
Tennessee Bridge at Clifton , Tennessee, USA May 16, 1995 Beam bridge made of steel with max. 160 m span Stability failure during assembly 1/2 Bridge total loss
Koror – Babeldaob Bridge , Palau September 26, 1996 Prestressed concrete girder bridge with a span of 241 m System change; Bridge collapse 2/4 Bridge total loss Collapse after conversion of the cantilever system into a continuous beam system
Eschede , D. 0June 3, 1998 Road bridge Train collision
(ICE accident at Eschede) 		101/105   The bridge collapsed when the train hit the central pillar
San Stefano Bridge, Taormina , Sicily, Italy 0June 3, 1999 State Road 114 Corrosion on tension ropes to the point of failure, pitting induced by chloride, possibly from spray from the sea 50 m nearby ? /?   Collapse of an 18.5 m long bridge span, poor execution, no control
Private bridge in Concord, North Carolina , USA May 21, 2000 Pedestrian bridge over one-way carriageway, tensioning cables in concrete Corrosion of steel tension ropes due to calcium chloride (CaCl 2 ) added to the concrete as a setting accelerator 0 /> 100 Collapse of a 24 m long section  Built in 1995, CaCl 2 was already banned as a reinforced concrete additive in most countries
Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA December 13, 2000 Interstate 794 reinforced concrete highway bridge Lowering of the lane; The cause is assumed to be high traffic loads at low temperatures 0/0   affected area is blown up and rebuilt

21st century

Building, place date Type of construction, use of the bridge root cause Dead / injured damage Remarks
Ponte Hintze Ribeiro near Castelo de Paiva , Portugal 0March 4, 2001 Road bridge over the Rio Douro in Portugal The bridge was built in 1888, only single lane passable and not designed for the load of cars and trucks. It has long been considered to be in danger of collapsing. approx. 77 /? Total loss of the bridge, a coach and several cars fell into the depths. Residents had blocked the bridge in January and demanded a new building. Ironically, on the day of the accident, two of the blockers should be brought to justice.
Queen Isabella Causeway in Texas , USA September 15, 2001 Concrete car bridge over Laguna Madre 4-part loaded push convoy runs against pillar; Collapse of 3 segments with a total length of over 70 m, 2 more structurally irreparably damaged 8/13 survivors Destruction of the only connection to South Padre Island - including power and fresh water lines; several vehicles drove over the edge of the bridge Since the damage was near the highest point of the bridge, it was not visible to the driver.
Freeway bridge in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma , USA May 26, 2002 Highway Concrete Bridge Over Arkansas River ; Interstate 40 Towing bandage runs against pillar; Collapse of 180 m segments 14 /? Diversion required for 20,000 vehicles per day Approved after repair on July 29, 2002
Old Mulde Bridge Grimma , D August 13, 2002 Road bridge over the Mulde (river) The Elbe flood in 2002 ("flood of the century") brought part of the roadway to collapse. 0/0 Reconstruction started in autumn 2009 - reopened on August 20, 2012.
Kinzua Bridge in Pennsylvania , USA July 21, 2003 historic steel railway bridge dilapidated condition, corrosion; 11 of the 20 pillars collapsed due to a tornado (160 km / h) 0/0 Blocking of trains took place on June 27, 2002; for pedestrians on August 23, 2002
Tianzhuangtai Bridge over the Liaohe River in northeast China, PRC June 10, 2004 Road, reinforced concrete ? ? /? Middle part of a field between two pillars broken away
Loncomilla Bridge near San Javier, Chile November 28, 2004 Concrete car bridge over Maule River insufficient foundation (not on rock) 0/8 Bridge partially collapsed Repair takes place
Bridge at Valigonda , Andhra Pradesh (today: Telangana ), India October 29, 2005 Railway bridge Bridge is torn away after the dam breaks 114/200 Bridge destroyed, train crashes
Almuñécar , Granada Province , Spain 0November 7, 2005 Highway bridge Construction accident, cause still unclear 6/3   Construction accident; Crash of a 60 m long section about 50 m deep
Viaduct 1 of the Caracas - La Guaira motorway bridges in Tacagua, Venezuela March 19, 2006 Motorway overpass complete collapse by landslides 0/0 Bridge write-off; Caracas cut off from the coastal region tore off; New building opened on June 21, 2007
De la Concorde flyover near Montreal , Quebec, Canada September 30, 2006 Motorway overpass Reason unknown; possibly corrosion due to the use of road salt 5/6 seriously injured Collapse of a 20 m segment; Highway closed for four weeks
Pedestrian overpass in Bhagalpur Railway Station , India 0December 1, 2006 Brick arch bridge Partial demolition destabilizes the structure that collapses 35/17 Bridge total loss The remainder of the bridge, which has not yet been demolished, falls on a train driving underneath.
as Sarrafiya Bridge in Baghdad , Iraq April 12, 2007 Road bridge over the Tigris destroyed by truck bomb 10/26 (probably more) Previous damage from American bombings in the Second Gulf War in 1991
Highway bridge over the West River (Xijiang) in Foshan , Guangdong , China June 15, 2007 Highway bridge Ship collision; Segment collapsed 8th/?
Bridge collapse in Minneapolis , USA 0August 1, 2007 Highway bridge Material fatigue of the structure 13/100
Highway bridge over Jiantuo River , Hunan , China August 13, 2007 Highway bridge ? min. 22/22
Cần Thơ Bridge over the Mekong Arm Hậu Giang, Cần Thơ , Vietnam September 26, 2007 Road bridge Collapse of 90 m long and 30 m high section (access ramp) during the construction phase approx. 52/140
Studénka , Czech Republic , Railway accident in Studénka , Czech Republic 0August 8, 2008 Road bridge Overloaded auxiliary structure during the installation of the bridge 8/64 The train drove into an overpass that collapsed during the installation. The collapse led to the worst railway accident in Czech history.
Old Blenheim Bridge, over Schoharie Creek , New York State, USA (third collapse on this creek) August 28, 2011 covered bridge (motorway bridge?) by flood ? /? A good 24 years earlier, the Mill Point Bridge collapsed on the same creek on April 11, 1987.
Kurimany bridge collapse , Slovakia 0November 2, 2012 Road bridge Overloaded auxiliary structure during the installation of the bridge 4/11 The bridge should span the D1 motorway
Bridge in Ayutthaya , Tha Ruea, Thailand April 28, 2013 Suspension bridge, road bridge (for small vehicles) Breakage of a suspension rope after repair work 5/15 Bridge total loss, some motorcycles
Bridge E6 , Trondheim , Norway 0May 8, 2013 Prestressed concrete bridge Collapse during construction 2/6 Bridge total loss
Harmony Ridge Bridge, San Saba , Texas, Texas, USA May 19, 2013 Trestle Bridge fire 0/0 Bridge total loss
Footbridge in Oruro, Bolivia 0March 1, 2014 ? Collapse during carnival parade of the Carnival of Oruro 5 / dozen The bridge collapses under the weight of the audience and falls on a music group.
Vilemov, Czech Republic 05th September 2014 ? 4th Construction work? welt.de
Bridge collapse of Frohnleiten , Styria, A February 21, 2015 S35 ( Brucker Schnellstraße ), Autostraße, a blocked directional lane Collapse during rebuilding 0/0 Cause unknown, railway tracks of the southern railway under the bridge were destroyed. Collapse of a bridge field on a one-way carriageway shortly after a train passed underneath.
Friesenbrücke near Weener , 03rd December 2015 Steel truss bridge with roller bascule bridge , railway and footpath and cycle path over water Collision with the Emsmoon coaster 0/0 Bridge irreparable, ship slightly damaged New construction planned as a swing bridge
Schraudenbach Viaduct , A7 near Schraudenbach , D June 15, 2016 Highway bridge Partial collapse during replacement building 1/15 Segment of the new building collapsed. Construction flaw: The shoring could no longer withstand the weight of a building segment.
Highway bridge in Raigad district , in southwest India 05th August 2016 Highway, colonial bridge collapse at least 18 dead The Savitri River under the bridge was flooding. 2 buses and at least 1 car crashed into the river.
Collapse of the old Ackermann bridge in Augsburg , D 05th August 2016 Road bridge over the Wertach collapse 0/3 Demolition work 3 workers were injured when a section of the old Ackermann Bridge collapsed into the Wertach .
Expressway flyover near Lecco , Italy October 28, 2016 Road bridge over the Milan- Lecco expressway (SS36) collapse 1/5 A registered heavy haulage train with a total weight of over 100 tons crossed the bridge. A truck and the middle section of the bridge crashed onto the lane of the expressway and a passing car.
Bridge over the A14 autostrada in Camerano , Italy 0March 9, 2017 Road bridge over the A14 motorway collapse 2/5 collapse Collapse during maintenance work, 1 married couple dead, 2 workers from a road construction company out of 5 injured.
Trojská lávka , Prague, Czech Republic 02nd December 2017 Tension cable bridge Wil be inspected; The ropes were corroded 0/4 Bridge total loss
Chirajara Bridge , around 60 km southeast of Bogotá , Colombia 15th January 2018 Cable-stayed bridge, section of national road 40 between Bogotá and Villavicencio Collapse during construction at least 10/8 Collapse of one of the two pylons including a section of the roadway Shortly before the gap was closed, the pylon collapsed with a 200 m long section of the roadway.
Footbridge , Sweetwater , near Miami , Florida , USA 15th March 2018 Pedestrian bridge to the FIU campus over a 7-lane road The 53 m long, 950 t heavy reinforced concrete module was lifted into place on March 10, 2018.

Breakage of the foot node of the end diagonal of the superstructure at the north end after impermissible re-tensioning of the tensioning strand in the unpressed cladding tube of the compression strut during construction.

at least 9/9 The structure broke and buried 8 cars passing through. Opening was planned for the beginning of 2019, construction costs 11.4 million USD. (€ 9.2 million)
Myaungmya Bridge, Rangoon, Myanmar 02nd April 2018 Road bridge / river crossing: Road connection between the cities of Myaungmya and Labutta in the direction of Pathein and Rangun Outdated construction / construction flaws: The last section of the suspension cables was encased with concrete. As a result, it was not possible to inspect the suspension rope and the receiving structure. 2/0 Rupture of the undetected corroded suspension cables led to the collapse of the bridge. Two occupants of a truck drowned in the Irrawaddy River.
Motorway bridge, Bologna, Italy 0August 6, 2018 Motorway bridge, part of the A14 autostrada Hazardous goods transporter drives up at the end of the traffic jam, explosion 1 / several dozen Partial collapse of the bridge in the explosion area
Polcevera Viaduct , Genoa, Italy August 14, 2018 Inner-city motorway bridge, start of the A10 autostrada Corrosion on the suspension ropes at least 43/15 The western pylon and the approx. 250 m long section of the carriageway collapsed.
Nanfang'ao Bridge , Su'ao , Yilan County , Republic of China (Taiwan) 0October 1, 2019, 9.30 a.m. UTC + 8 Bridge over the entrance to the Nanfang'ao fishing port, built in 1998, reinforced in 2018 The day before, Typhoon noon, the same morning at 1:54 a.m. earthquake of magnitude 3.8, oil tank truck passed incompletely. A bridge foundation breaks, suspension ropes tear, the arch over it stops. Min. 4 dead / 20 140 m long bridge deck suspended from steel arches falls onto at least 3 fishing boats, including 400 fishing boats in the harbor Fishing boats are sunk and kept under water, oil tank trucks fall into the water and burn. Images from surveillance camera. Tank truck according to en.WP.Nanfang'ao Bridge .
Bridge at Mirepoix-sur-Tarn , France November 18, 2019, approx. 8.15 a.m. Suspension bridge, road bridge Overload due to 45 t heavy transporters with a permissible payload of 19 t 2/3 Total loss bridge Crash of at least two vehicles into the river Tarn
Bridge at Altare , Savona Province , Italy November 24, 2019 Slope bridge, viaduct of the A6 Turin-Savona motorway Flood from the hill above, causes a 30 m long section of the slope bridge to slide off 0/0 Total loss Section of the motorway was closed.
Albiano Magra Bridge over the Magra River on Strada statale 330 (in this section formerly known as Strada provinciale 70), east of Albiano Magra , Province of Massa-Carrara , Italy 0April 8, 2020 Road bridge 0/1 Total loss The statics were previously described by the ANAS, which has been responsible for maintenance since 2019, despite information from local authorities as to damage.
Kunkenmühler Bridge over the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Emsbüren-Moorlage , Lower Saxony May 11, 2020, morning. Commercial road bridge Collapse, ship collision 0/0 Total loss Due to the lack of ballast water , the ship protruded too high out of the water and pushed the bridge from the abutments into the canal.
Bridge with a span of 25 meters in Petzenkirchen over the Wieselburg bypass, Lower Austria 0June 7, 2020, afternoon. Commercial road and game bridge of a bypass Collapse, cause unknown 0/0 Total loss Built in 2019 for the Wieselburg bypass that has not yet been approved
Union Pacific Salt River Bridge over Tempe Town Lake in Tempe , Arizona 29th July 2020 Railway bridge Partial collapse after train accident (derailment) on the bridge with subsequent fire 0/0 Partial collapse The bridge is to be rebuilt by the Union Pacific Railroad .

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