Bridge Failure Database
Kaoping Bridge (Kaoping Creek)
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Cause | Natural hazard (Flooding) |
| Details | Scour. Erosion of the riverbed which had been deepened by excessive gravel quarrying. Also, some of the buttresses were poorly protected. |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 22 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | Asia |
| Reference | http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/20000904/20000904s1.html |
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.
