Bridge Failure Database
Viaduct Boulevard de la Concorde in Laval
| Year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Canada (13) |
| Cause | Human error |
| Details | A stretch of three lanes of the viaduct gave way, dropping onto the highway below. The collapse happened because steel reinforcing rods were installed incorrectly in the structure. Hidden deterioration. |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Injuries | 6 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | North America |
| References | http://www2.canoe.com/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2006/10/20061014-101500.html http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061012/montreal_bridge_061012/20061012?hub=TopStories WOOD, G.M., Implications of the collapse of the Concorde overpass, The Structural Engineer, Volume 86, Number 1, 2008, pp. 16-18. |
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