Bridge Failure Database
1900 built Kinzua Viaduct (north-central Pennsylvania), steel bridge
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | United States (108) |
| Cause | Natural hazard (Wind) |
| Details | A tornado, with estimated speeds exceeding 140 km/h, produced a complex pattern of high-velocity winds that attacked the viaduct |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | North America |
| Reference | LEECH, T., The collapse of the Kinzua Viaduct, American Scientist, Vol. 93, No. 4, 2005, pp. 348-353. |
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.
