Bridge Failure Database
Bridge between Victoria and Esquimalt
| Year | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | Canada (13) |
| Cause | Overloading |
| Details | Tramway loading far in excess of the legal (10t) weight |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | before 1900 |
| Continent | North America |
| Reference | http://www.brueckenweb.de/Themen/katastrophen/katastrophen.php |
Note: This information is provided for reference only, and was compiled from publicly available sources which may contain inaccuracies. Neither Campbell Middleton nor Daniel Imhof nor the Bridge Owners' Forum make any guarantee as to the correctness, usefulness, or fitness for purpose of any of the data in these pages.
