Bridge Failure Database
Glanrhyd Railway Bridge, near Llandeilo, Wales (River Towy)
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | Great Britain (29) |
| Cause | Natural hazard (Flooding) |
| Details | Flooding, bridge collapsed as a train drove over it |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | Europe |
| References | http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/bridge.htm http://www.brueckenweb.de/Themen/katastrophen/katastrophen.php MENZIES, J.B., Bridge Safety Targets, Report for the Highways Agency, Ref : HA5021C, 1996. |
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