TheBridgeEng · Learning from Failure
Brazil · Scour · 232 m two-lane road bridge with footways over the Rio Iaco; about R$36 million; built by Construtora Cidade under Deracre; delivered Dec 2023 and inaugurated Mar 2024
The bridge was closed to traffic on 4 June 2026, about two years after it opened, after damage was found.…
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