Bridge Failure Database
Wood trestle bridge near McBride, British Columbia
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | Canada (13) |
| Cause | Deterioration |
| Details | The bridge collapsed under a CN Rail freight train. Inspectors discovered severe rotting in the wood bridge in 1999, but problems with the railway's inspection and maintenance program "allowed the unsafe condition to exist". |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | North America |
| Reference | http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N02463053.htm |
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