Bridge Failure Database

Suspension bridge Sully-sur-Loire (Loire River)

Year 1985
Type Road
Country France (10)
Cause Limited knowledge
Details Bad quality of suspension cables, brittle failure at -20°C
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
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Phase in service
Period 1941-1990
Continent Europe
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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