Bridge Failure Database
Severn Railway Bridge, multiple span
| Year | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | Great Britain (29) |
| Cause | Impact |
| Details | Two ships get together in the mist and destroy piers, negligence of ship leadership |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | Europe |
| References | SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000. http://www.brueckenweb.de/Themen/katastrophen/katastrophen.php MENZIES, J.B., Bridge Safety Targets, Report for the Highways Agency, Ref : HA5021C, 1996. SMITH, D.W., Bridge failures, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Part 1, Vol. 60, 1976, pp. 367-382. |
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