TheBridgeEng · Learning from Failure
United States · Construction stage · 3 deaths · 80-year-old multi-span concrete bridge on State Route 149, closed on 18 September for demolition and replacement
The crew was removing the deck in cut sections with a backhoe-mounted jackhammer while a tracked excavator crossed the bridge with debris…
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Berakhal River bridge, Mohanpur (Hailakandi) (2026) · Hathli Khad truss span (Hamirpur bypass, NH-103) (2026) · Llewellyn Estes Bridge (Stillwater Ave, Old Town) (2026) · Pyeonggang-cheon Bridge girders (부산 에코델타시티) (2026) · Betwa River bridge (Hamirpur, UP) (2026) · Seosomun Overpass demolition (서소문고가차도) (2026)
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