Bridge Failure Database
Steel truss bridge between Castelo de Paiva and Penafiel (River Douro)
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | Portugal |
| Cause | Natural hazard (Flooding) |
| Details | Flooding and scouring, deterioration |
| Fatalities | 70 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | Europe |
| References | 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1202214.stm http://www.brueckenweb.de/Themen/katastrophen/katastrophen.php Portuguese bridge disaster blamed on illegal dredging, New Civil Engineer, 8 March 2001, London, 2001, pp.8-9. |
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