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Bridge Failure Database

Staples Corner Flyover (A406)

Year 1992
Type Road
Country Great Britain (29)
Cause Vandalism
Details IRA bomb went off underneath, causing serious damage to roads and nearby buildings and causing the closure of the junction
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
Collapse partial
Phase in service
Period 1991-2009
Continent Europe
Reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staples_Corner

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