Bridge Failure Database
Steel bridge in Willemstad
| Year | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Cause | Human error |
| Details | Bridge collapsed due to brittle fracture of anchor bars at unauthorized welds |
| Fatalities | 20 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Phase | construction |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | South America |
| Reference | SMITH, D.W., Bridge failures, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Part 1, Vol. 60, 1976, pp. 367-382. |
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.
