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This is a list of bridge failures including failures during construction. This list may be sorted by any field.

Bridge	Town	Country	Date	Construction type, use of bridge	Reason	Number death/injuries	Damage	Remarks
Stirling Bridge	Stirling	Scotland	01297-09 September 1297	Beam and trestle over the River Forth	Overload by attackers during the Battle of Stirling Bridge	Unknown, attacking forces defeated	Bridge rendered unusable	Collapse may have been assisted by defending forces.
Rialto Bridge	Venice	Venetian Republic	01444 1444	Wooden structure with central drawbridge.	Overload by spectators during the wedding of the Duke of Ferrara.	Unknown	Bridge total damage
Broughton Suspension Bridge	Broughton, Greater Manchester	England	01831-04-12 12 April 1831	Suspension bridge over River Irwell	Bolt snapped due to Mechanical resonance caused by marching soldiers	20 injured	collapsed at one end, bridge quickly rebuilt and strengthened	The rebuilt Broughton Suspension Bridge in 1883 Collapse due to faulty design. Caused "break step" rule to be issued to UK military.
Yarmouth Bridge	Great Yarmouth	England	01845-05-02 2 May 1845	Suspension bridge	People had crowded onto the bridge to see a circus clown go down the river in a barrel pulled by geese. The weight of people shifted as the barrel passed underneath, the suspension chains on the south side snapped and the bridge deck tipped over.	79 people drowned, mainly children.	Suspension chains snapped due to overload.
Dee bridge	Chester	England	01847-05-24 24 May 1847	Cast iron beam bridge over the River Dee	Overload by passenger train	5 killed	Bridge rendered unusable	The Dee bridge after its collapse Collapse due to faulty design.
Angers Bridge	Angers	France	01850-04-16 16 April 1850	Suspension bridge over Maine River	Resonance of soldiers led to collapse	226/?	Bridge total damage
Wooton Bridge Collapse	Wooton	England	01860-06-11 11 June 1860	Cast iron rail bridge	cast iron beams cracked and failed	2 killed	total damage to floor	Wootton bridge after the crash flawed design using unreliable cast iron, failed from a repair
Bull bridge accident	Ambergate	England	01860-09-26 26 September 1860	Cast iron rail bridge	cast iron beam cracked and failed	0/0	total collapse of bridge after train had just passed	Section of broken girder
Portage Bridge	Portageville, NY	United States	01875-05-05 5 May 1875	Wooden beam bridge over the Genesee River	Fire	0/0	Bridge was a total loss.	Fire destroyed all but the concrete abuttments.
Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster	Ashtabula, Ohio	United States	01876-12-29 29 December 1876	Wrought iron truss bridge	Possible fatigue failure of cast iron elements	92/64	Bridge total damage
Tay Rail Bridge	Dundee	Scotland	01879-12-28 28 December 1879	Continuous girder bridge, wrought iron framework on cast iron columns, railway bridge	Faulty design, construction and maintenance, collapsed because of structural deterioration and wind load exceeding estimate	75 {60 known dead}	Bridge unusable, girders partly reused, train damaged	Fallen Tay Bridge from the north Locomotive was saved from the Tay and was still in use 19 years later known as "The Diver". The disaster was immortalized in a poem by "Scotland's worst poet", William McGonagall.
Inverythan rail accident	Inverness	Scotland	01882-11-27 27 November 1882	Cast iron girder rail bridge	Hidden defects in cast iron caused collapse as train was passing over	5 killed, 17 injured	Bridge rebuilt	Crash scene after the accident Board of Trade issued warning about similar under-bridges.
Camberwell road accident	London	England	01884-05-15 15 May 1884	Cast iron trough girder bridge over railway	Hidden defects in cast iron caused collapse of four girders	0/1	Bridge rebuilt
Busey bridge disaster	Boston	United States	01887-03-14 14 March 1887	Iron railroad bridge collapses under train	poor construction^[1]	30/40	Bridge rebuilt
Norwood junction rail accident	London	England	01891-05-01 1 May 1891	Cast iron girder fails under passing train	Hidden defects in cast iron caused collapse	0/1	Bridge rebuilt
Munchenstein rail disaster	Munchenstein	Switzerland	01891-06-14 14 June 1891	wrought iron truss	train falls through centre of bridge	71 killed, 171 injured
Point Ellice Bridge	Victoria, British Columbia	Canada	01896-05-26 26 May 1896		overloaded tram car collapses central span	47/53/50--60 died (reports vary)
Railroad Bridge	Eden, Colorado	United States	01904-08-07 7 August 1904	Wooden railway bridge	Collapsed because of a sudden washout	111/?	Bridge completely destroyed
Egyptian Bridge	Saint Petersburg	Russian Empire	01905-01-20 20 January 1905	Stone suspension bridge	Disputed	No victims	Bridge rebuilt	The collapsed bridge.
Quebec Bridge	Quebec City	Canada	01907-08-29 29 August 1907	Cantilever bridge, steel framework, railway bridge	Collapsed during construction: design error, bridge unable to support own weight	74/11	Bridge completely destroyed
Quebec Bridge	Quebec City	Canada	01916-09-11 11 September 1916	Cantilever bridge, steel framework, railway bridge	Central span slipped whilst being hoisted in place due to contractor error	11/?	Central span dropped into the river
Seta river railroad bridge	Otsu	Japan	01934 1934		Typhoon	11 killed/ 216 injured
Appomatox River Drawbridge	Hopewell, Virginia	United States	01935-12-22 22 December 1935		Bus drove across the drawbridge when it was open.	14 killed
Kasai River	Kasai	Democratic Republic of the Congo	01937-09-12 12 September 1937	Railway bridge	While under construction.			Began in 1935; Construction never resumed.
Upper Steel Arch Bridge (also known as Honeymoon Bridge and Falls View Bridge)	Niagara Falls, NY – Niagara Falls, ON	United States – Canada	01938-01-27 27 January 1938	Steel arch road bridge	Ice jam in gorge pushed bridge off foundations	0/0	Bridge completely destroyed	Replaced in 1941 by the Rainbow Bridge
Sandö Bridge	Kramfors, Ångermanland	Sweden	01939-08-31 31 August 1939	Concrete arch bridge	Collapsed during construction	18 killed	Complete loss of the main span	Did not receive much media attention as the Second World War began the next day. The bridge was finished in 1943 as the longest concrete arch bridge in the world until 1964.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Galloping Gertie)	Tacoma, WA	United States	01940-11-07 7 November 1940	Road bridge, cable suspension with plate girder deck	Aerodynamically poor form resulted in aeroelastic flutter	0/0 (1 dog killed)	Bridge completely destroyed, no person killed, but one dog killed and three vehicles lost.	Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsing, from 16mm Kodachrome motion picture film shot by Barney Elliott. Became known as "Galloping Gertie", in the first 4 months after opening up until its collapse under aeroelastic flutter. Since that time all new bridges have been modeled in wind tunnels. Rebuilt in 1950; parallel span opened in 2007.
Theodor Heuss Bridge	Ludwigshafen	Germany	01940-12-12 12 December 1940	Bridge of concrete, Motorway bridge	Collapsed during construction	?/?	Bridge totally destroyed	Resulted in delay in completion of the motorway crossing of the Rhine until 1953
Chesapeake City Bridge	Chesapeake City, MD	United States	01942-07-28 28 July 1942	Road bridge, vertical lift drawbridge	Tanker ship Franz Klasen rammed the drawbridge supports, causing collapse	?/?	Central span completely destroyed	Bridge replaced by high-level tied-arch bridge in 1949
Ludendorff Bridge (often called The bridge at Remagen)	Remagen	Germany	01945-03-17 17 March 1945	Truss railroad and pedestrian bridge	Collapse due to previous battle damage incurred 7 March 1945	28 U.S. soldiers	Total destruction	Ludendorff Bridge at March 17, 1945 after the collapse Capture of intact bridge offered significant short term tactical advantage to Allied forces. Collapse was not strategically significant due to placement of parallel floating bridges during the previous week
Inotani wire bridge	Toyama	Japan	01949 1949	Construction type, use of bridge	Many check men check about complete wood and common wire bridge fall (sic)	29 killed		Construction of bridge and cause of collapse are unclear from text provided
Duplessis bridge collapse	Quebec	Canada	01951-01-31 31 January 1951	Steel bridge	Structural failure	4 dead	Total destruction	Reconstructed
Footbridge at Harrow & Wealdstone station	Wealdstone	England	01952-10-08 8 October 1952	Pedestrian footbridge	Struck by train(s) during accident	112 dead 340 injured	Total destruction	It is not recorded how many casualties were due to the bridge collapse
Tangiwai railway bridge	Tangiwai	New Zealand	01953-12-24 24 December 1953	Railway bridge	Damaged by lahar minutes before passenger train passed over it.	151/134	Bridge destroyed
Rail bridge near St Johns station	Lewisham, South London	England	01957-12-04 4 December 1957	Railway bridge	Two trains collided and smashed into supports, collapsing part of bridge onto the wreckage	90/173	Bridge destroyed	Unknown how many deaths/injuries specifically due to bridge collapse, since its effect was to worsen the train wreck
Second Narrows Bridge (Now known as Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing)	Vancouver, B.C.	Canada	01958-06-17 17 June 1958	Steel truss cantilever	Collapsed during construction due to miscalculation of weight bearing capacity of a temporary arm.	19/79	Rebuilt	Rescuing workers from the wreckage after the collapse. 8 additional deaths during the course of construction
King Street bridge	Melbourne	Australia	01962-07-10 10 July 1962		one span collapsed under the weight of a 47 ton semitrailer due to brittle fracture on a very cold winter day.	no deaths.
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge	Maracaibo	Venezuela	01964-04-06 6 April 1964	Road bridge	Ship collision	7	2 section collapsed	Currently in Operation
Heron Road Bridge	Ottawa	Canada	01966 1966			9 killed
Silver Bridge	Point Pleasant, WV and Kanauga, OH	United States	01967-12-15 15 December 1967	Road bridge, chain link suspension	Material fault and Corrosion	46/9	Bridge and 37 vehicles destroyed	The collapsed Silver Bridge, as seen from the Ohio side Inspired the book Mothman Prophecies and the film of the same name
Queen Juliana Bridge	Willemstad, Curacao	Netherlands Antilles	01967-11-06 06 November 1967	Portal bridge	Construction support fault. Bridge fell during construction	15	Bridge collapsed at the Punda side	Bridge reconstruction started in 1969 and was completed in 1971
Britannia Bridge	Menai Strait	Wales	01970-05-23 23 May 1970	Railway Tubular bridge	Children accidentally set light to debris and railway sleepers and irreparably damaged the bridge	No casualties	Tubular section buckled beyond repair	Bridge re-built to a new design using the original piers with a road deck over the new railway deck
West Gate Bridge	Melbourne	Australia	01970-10-15 15 October 1970	Road Bridge	Collapse during construction	35	112 metre span between piers 10 and 11 collapsed	Section sprung back and collapse during attempts to remove a buckle cause by a difference in camber of 4.5 inches
Cleddau Bridge	Pembroke Dock and Neyland	Wales	01970-06-02 02 June 1970	Box girder road bridge	Inadequacy of the design of a pier support diaphragm	4 killed 5 injured		70m cantilever being used to put one of the 150-ton sections into position collapsed
South Bridge Koblenz	Koblenz	Germany	01971-11-10 10 November 1971	Road bridge	Bridge bent into Rhine	13/?	Bridge completely destroyed
Sidney Lanier Bridge	Brunswick, Georgia	United States	01972-11-07 7 November 1972	Vertical Lift Bridge over the S. Brunswick River	Struck by the freighter African Neptune	10 deaths/Multiple injuries	Several spans knocked out	Repaired during 1972-73 then completely replaced with a new cable-stayed bridge in 2003
Makahali River bridge	Baitadi	Nepal,	01974-11 November 1974			140 killed
Tasman Bridge	Hobart	Australia	01975-01-05 5 January 1975	Bridge of concrete, Motorway bridge	Ore freighter Lake Illawarra collided with pylons. 400' section of bridge collapsed onto freighter and into river. Four cars drove off bridge	7 ship crewman and 5 motorists killed	2 pylons and three sections of bridge collapsed, ore freighter sank, 4 cars fell into river	City of Hobart was split in two. Residents living in the east were forced to make a 50 km trip to the CBD via the next bridge to the north. Missing sections were reconstructed and the bridge reopened on 8 October 1977
Reichsbruecke	Vienna	Austria	01976-08-01 1 August 1976	Road bridge with Tram	Column fractured	1/0	Bridge, one bus and a lorry destroyed, ships damaged	Concrete of the column had never been examined, was internally totally destroyed; "higher force"
Granville Railway Bridge	Sydney	Australia	01977-01-18 18 January 1977	Vehicle overpass	Passenger train passing underneath highway overpass derailed and collided with pylons. Section of bridge collapsed onto train cars.	83 killed; 210 injured.	Bridge destroyed.
Almöbron (Tjörnbron)	Stenungsund	Sweden	01980-01-18 18 January 1980	Concrete arch bridge	Ship collision during bad visibility (mist)	8/?	Bridge and several cars destroyed
Sunshine Skyway Bridge	near St. Petersburg, FL	United States	01980-05-09 9 May 1980	Steel Cantilever Bridge	Ship collision	35/1	1200 ft. of southbound span, several cars and a bus destroyed	Turned into state-run fishing pier/replaced with cable-stayed bridge
Hayakawa wire bridge	Saito, Kyūshū,	Japan	01980 1980	Wire Bridge (?)	Lack of inspection and maintenance for 10 years previous	7 people killed, injuring 15 people.
Hyatt Regency walkway collapse	Kansas City, MO	United States	01981-07-17 17 July 1981	suspended bridge in hotel interior	overload/weak joint/construction error	114/200	walkway destroyed	View of the lobby floor, showing remains of the pedestrian bridge
14th Street Bridge	Between Arlington, VA and Washington, DC	United States	01982-01-13 13 January 1982	Interstate 395	Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into bridge after taking off in the middle of a severe snowstorm	78 (on plane), 4 (on bridge)	Bridge rebuilt
Ulyanovsk railway bridge	Ulyanovsk	USSR	01983-06-05 5 June 1983	Railway bridge	Ship collision	177/? aboard	No collapse	The span cut the deck house and the cinema hall, whilst the lowest deck was undamaged. The ship damaged the railway bridge and some freight cars from the train fell onto the ship.
Mianus River Bridge	Greenwich, Connecticut	United States	01983-06-28 28 June 1983	Interstate 95 (Connecticut Turnpike) over the Mianus River	Metal Corrosion and Fatigue/Deferred Maintenance	3/5	100-foot (30 m) section of the northbound lanes fell into the Mianus River	Collapse due to failure of the pin and hanger assembly supporting the span. Temporary span installed to re-open I-95; new Mianus River Bridge completed in 1990.
Amarube railroad bridge	Kasumi, Hyogo,	Japan,	01986 1986		Strong wind	An out of service train fell onto a fish processing factory,	One train conductor and five factory workers killed.
Schoharie Creek Bridge collapse Thruway Bridge	Fort Hunter, New York	United States	01987-04-05 5 April 1987	I-90 New York Thruway over the Schoharie Creek	Improper protection of footings by contractor lead to scour of riverbed under footings.	10/?	Total collapse	Schoharie Creek Thruway Bridge Collapse Less than a week later, a section of the Mill Point Bridge 3 miles upstream collapsed. [2][3]
Glanrhyd Bridge	Carmarthen,	Wales	01987-10 October 1987	River Tywi	Train washed off railway bridge by flood waters,	4 killed - including 1 school boy who drowned trying to rescue passengers.
Aschaffenburg Main River Freeway Bridge	Aschaffenburg	Germany	01988 1988	Bridge of Motorway 3 over River Main	Error in construction	1/0	Bridge total damage	Partial collapse at Repetitive sliding
Tennessee Hatchie River Bridge	45 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee	United States	01989-04-01 1 April 1989	Northbound lanes of U.S. 51 over the Hatchie River	Shifting river channel, deterioration of foundation timber piles	8 dead	Total collapse	NTSB faulted Tennessee for not fixing the bridge before the collapse
Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge	Butterworth, Penang,	Malaysia,	01988-07-31 31 July 1988			> 32 killed .[4]
Cypress Street Viaduct	Oakland, California	United States	01989-10-17 17 October 1989	I-880 (Nimitz Freeway)	Destroyed in Loma Prieta Earthquake	42 dead	Structure destroyed, remains demolished and removed. Now a parkway.	The collapsed Cypress Street Viaduct seen from ground-level. Note detachment of upper vertical elements from lower and the lack of reinforcement at the point of detachment. Replacement route for I-880 built elsewhere.
San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge	connects San Francisco and Oakland, California	United States	01989-10-17 17 October 1989	I-80	50-foot (15 m) section of the upper deck collapsed in Loma Prieta Earthquake	1 dead		Collapsed section of roadway deck Reopening on 18 November of that year. Currently being replaced with a new self-supporting suspension bridge and approach spans.
Claiborne Avenue Bridge	9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana	United States	01993-05-28 28 May 1993	Bridge connecting the "upper" and "lower" 9th Wards	Barge collision	1/2		Empty Barge collided with a support pier for the bridge, causing a 145-foot section to collapse
Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge)	Lucerne	Switzerland	01993-08-18 18 August 1993	The oldest wooden bridge in Europe, and one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions.	It is believed that that a cigarette started a fire in the evening.	0/?		78 of 111 of the famous paintings were destroyed and the bridge burned nearly completely down. The bridge was rebuilt to match the original.
CSXT Big Bayou Canot rail bridge	Near Mobile, Alabama	United States	01993-09-22 22 September 1993	Railroad bridge span crossing Big Bayou Canot of Mobile River	Barge towboat, struck pier in fog; span shifted so next train derailed; impact of derailment destroyed span	47/103	Amtrak train Sunset Limited carrying 220 passengers plunged into water	Collapsed bridge Bridge span had been made movable in case a swing bridge was wanted, and never properly fastened
Seongsu Bridge	Seoul	South Korea	01994-10-21 21 October 1994	Cantilever Bridge crossing Han River	structural failure-Bad welding	32/17	48 m slab between the fifth and the sixth piers collapsed	Structural failure was caused by improper welding of the steel trusses of the suspension structure beneath the concrete slab roadway.
Koror-Babeldaob Bridge	Koror and Babeldaob	Palau	01996-09-26 26 September 1996		.Collapse following strengthening work	2 killed/ 4 injured
Maccabiah bridge collapse	Tel Aviv	Israel	01997-07-14 14 July 1997	Athletes pedestrian Bridge	Poor design and construction	4 killed/ 60 injured		Toxic chemicals in the Yarkon River caused the four deaths and many of the injuries, not the collapse itself.
Eschede train disaster	Eschede	Germany	01998-06-03 3 June 1998	Road bridge	Train disaster	101/105		Destruction by train crashing into pillar of motorway bridge, which collapsed onto derailed train
Hoan Bridge	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States	02000-12-13 13 December 2000	Concrete and steel bridge.	Northbound right lane began to buckle during the morning rush hour and sagged a few feet below normal. Damage was said to have been caused by extremely cold weather, snow, and heavy amounts of traffic.	0 dead, 0 injured	Partial Collapse	Damaged section removed by controlled demolition and rebuilt. Remainder of bridge extensively repaired and retrofitted.
Hintze Ribeiro bridge	Entre-os-Rios, Castelo de Paiva	Portugal	02001-03-05 5 March 2001	Masonry and steel bridge.	Pillar foundation became compromised due to years of illegal, but permitted sand extraction and the central span collapsed.	70 dead	Collapse of central sections	Bridge Demolished and replaced by modern bridge
Asagiri footbridge	Akashi	Japan	02001 2001		Whilst progressing to a summer firework festival, people stampeded and panicked	11 killed, 247 injured
Queen Isabella Causeway	Port Isabel, Texas and South Padre Island, Texas	United States	02001-09-15 15 September 2001	Concrete bridge for vehicle traffic over Laguna Madre	4 loaded barges veered 175 feet West of the navigation channel and struck one of the bridge supports, causing a partial collapse of 3 sections measuring approximately 80 feet each.	8 dead/ 13 survivors	Partial collapse	The damaged section of the Queen Isabella Causeway The collapse had a significant economic impact on the region since the Causeway is the only road connecting South Padre Island to Port Isabel. The bridge also carried electricity lines and fresh water to the island. State officials brought in ferries to temporarily carry cars across the Laguna Madre. Repair cost for the bridge was estimated $5 million.
Kadalundi River rail bridge,		India	02001 2001	140-year old rail bridge collapsed.		57 drowned
I-40 bridge disaster	Webbers Falls, Oklahoma	United States	02002-05-26 26 May 2002	Concrete bridge for vehicle traffic over Arkansas River	Barge struck one pier of the bridge causing a partial collapse	14 dead	Partial collapse	I-40 Bridge, May 31, 2002 Bridge was later repaired
Rafiganj rail bridge		India	02002 2002		Terrorists sabotaged rail bridge, causing crash.	130 killed
Interstate 95 Howard Avenue Overpass	Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States	02003-03-26 26 March 2003	Girder and Floorbeam	Car struck a truck carrying 8,000 gallons (30,240 liters) of heating oil, igniting a fire that melted the bridge superstructure, causing collapse of the southbound lanes	0/1	Partial collapse	Northbound lanes shored up with falsework and reopened 3 days later; temporary bridge installed to carry southbound lanes. New permanent bridge completed in November 2003.
Kinzua Bridge	Kinzua Bridge State Park, Pennsylvania	United States	02003-07-21 21 July 2003	Historic steel rail viaduct	Hit by tornado with 100 mph winds	0 dead	Partial collapse	Failed bridge awaiting partial restoration
Sgt. Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge,	Latchford, Ontario,	Canada	02003 2003		Partial failure,	0/0
Loncomilla Bridge	near San Javier	Chile	02004-11-18 18 November 2004	Concrete bridge for vehicle traffic over Maule River	The structure was not built on rock, but rather on fluvial ground.	0/8	Partial collapse	Bridge was later repaired
Almuñécar, Province of Granada, Spain, Motorway bridge	Almuñécar	Spain	02005-11-07 7 November 2005	Motorway bridge	Construction, accident, reason unknown	6/3		A 60 metre long part fell 50 metre deep
Caracas-La Guaira highway, Viaduct #1	Tacagua	Venezuela	02005-03-19 19 March 2005	Highway viaduct over a gorge	Landslides	0/0	Total collapse	Demolished, it was rebuilt and reopened on 21 June 2007
Veligonda Railway Bridge		India,	02005 2005	Railway bridge	flood washed rail bridge away	114 killed
Highway 19 overpass at Laval, Quebec (De la Concorde Overpass collapse)	Laval, Quebec	Canada	02006-09-30 30 September 2006	Highway overpass	Shear failure due to incorrectly placed rebar, low-quality concrete	5/6	20 Meter Section Gave Way	Demolished; was rebuilt, reopened on 13 June 2007.[5]
Run Pathani Bridge Collapse	80 km east of Karachi,	Pakistan	02006 2006		collapsed during the 2006 monsoons.
Highway 325 Bridge over the Xijiang River	Foshan, Guangdong	China	02007-06-15 15 June 2007	Motorway bridge	Struck by vessel	8/Unknown	Section collapsed	Unknown
Minneapolis I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River	Minneapolis, Minnesota	United States	02007-08-01 1 August 2007	arch/truss bridge	The NTSB said that undersized gusset plates, increased concrete surfacing load, and weight of construction supplies/equipment caused this collapse.	13 dead, 145 injured	Total bridge failure	Security camera images show the collapse in animation, looking north. Collapsed at 6:05PM beneath bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic confined to 4 of 8 lanes due to resurfacing in progress. The rebuilt I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge was reopened on 18 September 2008.
Tuo River bridge	Fenghuang, Hunan	China	02007-08-13 13 August 2007	unknown	Currently under investigation, believed to be linked to the fact that local contractors often opt for shoddy materials to cut costs and use migrant laborers with little or no safety training	34 dead, 22 injured	Total collapse	Collapsed during construction as workers were removing scaffolding from its facade
Harp Road bridge[6]	Oakville, Washington	United States	02007-08-15 15 August 2007	Main thoroughfare into Oakville over Garrard Creek, Grays Harbor County	Collapsed under weight of a truck hauling an excavator	0 / 0	Majority to total collapse; temporary or permanent bridge is needed.	Approx. wt. of load was 180,000 lb; bridge is rated at 35,000 lb. Residents must take a 23 mi. detour.
MacArthur Maze,	Oakland, California	United States	02007-04-29 29 April 2007				Tanker explosion, fire softens steel sections of flyover causing them to collapse.
Shershah Bridge - Section of the Northern Bypass, Karachi	Karachi	Pakistan	02007-09-01 1 September 2007	Overpass bridge	Investigation underway	5 Dead, 2 Injured		Collapse may have been caused because of lack of material strength. The Re-construction is in progress.
Can Tho Bridge	Can Tho	Vietnam	02007-09-26 26 September 2007		Investigation underway	36-60 deaths, hundreds injured	Section bucked while construction is underway	Pieces of Cần Thơ Bridge remaining after its collapse on October 4, 2007, ten days after the accident.
	South eastern Guinea	Guinea	02007-03 March 2007		Bridge collapsed under theweight of a truck packed with passengers and merchandise. [7]	65 killed
Chhinchu suspension bridge	Nepalgunj, Birendranagar,	Nepal	02007-12-25 25 December 2007		Overcrowded suspension bridge collapsed	19 Killed 15 missing
	Studenka	Czech Republic	02008-08-08 8 August 2008		Train crashed into a road bridge over the railway under construction, which collapsed before the arrival of a train
Astram Line steel bridge, - ,	Hiroshima	Japan	01991 1991	Metro railway		5 workers and 10 civilians killed, 8 injured.
Baikong Railway bridge	Ruyuan	Guangdong	01996-12-20 20 December 1996		During construction	29 killed
Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge replacement project	Connecticut	United States	02004-02 February 2004		Collapse occurred in during demolition of the original 1940 span	1 killed		Single fatality occurred when the crane he was operating was knocked from its barge by falling steel from the bridge.
Big Nickel Road Bridge	Sudbury, Ontario	Canada	02004-05-07 07 May 2004			Nil	Collapsed onto roadway below during construction	^[2]
Motorway bridge .	Almuñécar (Province of Granada	Spain	02005 2005		part collapsed during construction	6 workers killed
Yekaterinburg bridge collapse - September, 2006	Yekaterinburg	Russia	02006-09-06 06 September 2006		Collapse during construction	No casualties
Nimule	Nimule	Kenya/Sudan	02006-10 October 2006		Struck by truck overloaded with cement
Pedestrian bridge	Bhagalpur	India	02006-12 December 2006		150 year old pedestrian bridge (being dismantled) collapsed onto a railway train as it was passing underneath .[8]	More than 30 killed
Railway bridge	Eziama, near Aba	Nigeria	02006-12 December 2006		? Reason	? killed	Restored 2009 ^[3]
		South Korea	02007-04-05 5 April 2007		parts of a bridge collapses during construction	at least 3 killed		Bridge being built between the two Southern Islands.^[4]
Flyover bridge	Punjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh	India	02007-09-09 09 September 2007		during construction	At least 15 killed		^[5]
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CRANDIC) bridge	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	United States	02008-06-12 12 June 2008	Railroad Bridge	during June 2008 Midwest Floods	0/0	Three of the bridges four steel spans were swept into the river along with 15 CRANDIC rail cars loaded with rock.