TheBridgeEng · Learning from Failure

Tárcoles Bridge (2009)

Costa Rica · Overload / crowd · 5 deaths · 1924 suspension bridge, 82 m span

An 85-year-old suspension bridge carried heavy trucks and water pipes…

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