Bridge Failure Database
Bridge close to Almunecar (Southern Spain)
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Spain |
| Cause | Design error |
| Details | The collapse of three of the bridges' pillars caused a 60 m section of the bridge to fall from a height of 80 m onto workers below. |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | construction |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Reference | http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1289121 |
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.
