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Bridge Failure Database

3-span bridge in Lafayette Street, St-Paul, Minnesota

Year 1975
Type Road
Country United States (108)
Cause Limited knowledge
Details Brittle failure of new steel
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
Collapse no
Phase in service
Period 1941-1990
Continent North America
References SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.
BAILEY et al., Niveau de sécurité requis pour l'evaluation des ponts-routes existants, Report Nr. 566, Union suisse des professionnels de la route (VSS), Zurich, 2002.

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