TheBridgeEng · Learning from Failure

General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge (1964)

Venezuela · Vessel impact · 7 deaths · Morandi's concrete cable-stayed lake crossing

The tanker lost steering and struck a non-navigation pier…

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