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Bridge Failure Database

Roofed timber bridge between Oberbüchel and Bangs

Year 1965
Type Road
Country Switzerland (12)
Cause Natural hazard (Wind)
Details Strong winds
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
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Phase construction
Period 1941-1990
Continent Europe
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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