7 of History's Most Devastating Bridge Collapses

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Portugal, 1809 Casualties: Est. 4,000 History’s deadliest bridge collapse occurred during the Peninsular War as the forces of Napoleonattacked the Portuguese city of Porto. While the First Battle of Porto raged on March 29, 1809, thousands of civilians attempted to flee a bayonet charge by the French imperial army by cros… See more

Deadliest bridge collapses in the US in the last 50 years | CNN

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses - HISTORY

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The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses due to high winds on November 7, 1940. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built in Washington during the 1930s and opened to Skip to main content

Tacoma Narrows Bridge | Collapse, Disaster, Length, History,

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The original bridge, known colloquially as “Galloping Gertie,” was a landmark failure in engineering history. Tacoma Narrows Bridge Four …

10 Famous Bridge Collapses - History and Headlines

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge, 1940. “Galloping Gertie” was known for its swaying and gyrations, …

Famous Bridge Collapses - The Worst Bridge Failures

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Silver Bridge , at Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio, collapsed on 15 December, 1967 because of... Queen Juliana Bridge , road bridge across St. Anna Bay in Willemstad, the capital of Curaçao, met its …

Bridge Failures - List of the Most Famous Bridge Disasters

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Collapse of bridge happened because of fatigue or failure of cast iron elements, derailing train that carried 159 passengers into frozen river beneath the bridge. 1891 – Complete failure of wrought iron trusses in …

Tacoma Bridge Collapse: The Wobbliest Bridge in the World?

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2.7M views 9 years ago #BritishPathé #History #Disaster Was Tacoma Narrows Bridge the wobbliest bridge in the world? Check out this amazing footage of …

Worst Bridge Collapses of All Time - WorldAtlas

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Famous Bridge Collapses - John M Jennings

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The Tacoma Narrows bridge was built in the late 1930s and opened on July 1, 1940. At just over a... Big Bayou Canot. At around 3 a.m. …