Bridge Failure Database
Suramadu Bridge (between Surabaya and Madura island in East Java province)
| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Indonesia (3) |
| Cause | Human error |
| Details | Failure by workers to properly position the sixth slab, it fell and toppled the other five slabs. Part of the bridge should have been supported by 35 steel masts, but in fact it was supported by only 27 masts. |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 7 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | construction |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | Asia |
| Reference | http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20040715.D03&irec=5 |
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.
