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Ringbahnbrücke (A100, Dreieck Funkturm) — near miss (2025)

Germany · Material deterioration · prestressed concrete motorway bridge (about 240 m) carrying the A100/A115 over the S-Bahn Ringbahn

A crack in a load-bearing member of the 1963 prestressed concrete bridge had been known and monitored for some time…

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