TheBridgeEng · Learning from Failure

BR-101 bridge over the Rio Paraíba (2026)

Brazil · Material deterioration · federal highway bridge (BR-101, km 77) over the Rio Paraíba, under emergency intervention by DNIT since September 2025 with one lane closed

Emergency inspections from September 2025 found the deterioration and DNIT closed the right lane towards Natal as a precaution…

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