Bridge Failure Database
Lee Roy Selmon Expressway, Tampa Bay, Florida
| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | United States (108) |
| Cause | Natural hazard (Flooding) |
| Details | Sinkhole developed under a concrete pier causing the bridge to drop 4.5 m, and the elevated roadway being built on top of it sagged, causing the bridge to buckle and collapse. |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | construction |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | North America |
| Reference | http://news.tbo.com/news/MGAU1Q0J0TD.html |
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