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Assam, India: Part of bridge collapses in Baksa district after heavy rains
- Jun, 16, 2022
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- India
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Part of a bridge collapsed in Assam's Baksa district on Wednesday due to incessant rainfall and an increase in the water level of the Dihing river. In a video posted by news agency ANI, people can be...
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Mexico: Bridge collapses during its opening ceremony sending mayor and guests into river – at least 25 injuries
- Jun, 09, 2022
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- Mexico
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At least 25 people were injured, including the mayor’s wife who needs surgery on her leg. ‘There were a lot of people jumping. That was reckless,’ mayor José Luis Urióstegui said. Mr Urióstegui als...
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Guinness World Record for Vietnam's new glass bridge
- May, 28, 2022
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- Vietnam
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Suspended approximately 492 feet above ground and measuring 2,073 feet in length, the glass bridge was a joint collaboration between local tourism authorities and a French construction company to rev...
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India’s Longest Steel Bridge, Mahatma Gandhi Setu: All Set To Fully Open For Traffic on June 7
- May, 28, 2022
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- India
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Mahatma Gandhi Setu in Bihar, considered as the longest steel bridge of the country, will open for traffic after its eastern flank is inaugurated on June 7. After being fully renovated, the 39-year-o...
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Longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world opens in Czech Republic
- May, 13, 2022
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- Czechia
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Τhe longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world has opened at a mountain resort in the Czech Republic. The 721-meter (2,365-foot) -long bridge is built at an altitude of more than 1,100 meter...
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A 92-metre-long rail bridge is set to be installed in Stechford
- May, 06, 2022
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- United Kingdom
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Once installed in Stechford, it will become the longest single-span railway structure in the West Midlands allowing HS2 to access its new depot. A 92-metre-long (100yd) rail bridge is set to be dri...
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Record-breaking suspension bridge between Europe and Asia is now open
- Mar, 18, 2022
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- Turkey, İstanbul
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A massive suspension bridge across Turkey's Dardanelles Strait opened on Friday by President Tayyip Erdogan. The bridge is the latest in a series of major infrastructure projects which he has priorit...
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Japan: A new bridge links Kawasaki research area and Haneda Airport
- Mar, 12, 2022
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- Japan, Kawasaki
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The Tamagawa Sky Bridge opened to traffic on Saturday, linking Haneda Airport in Tokyo with a coastal development area in Kawasaki. Many life science and environmental research institutes on the Ka...
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Cuttack, India bridge collapse: two fatalities, one injured
- Mar, 09, 2022
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- India, Cuttack
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At least two people were killed and one was critically injured when a part of the bridge connecting Chhatra Bazaar and Malgodown collapsed during the Taladanda canal renovation works on Wednesday eve...
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Fern Hollow Bridge replacement; construction expected to begin in April
- Mar, 08, 2022
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- United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
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Less than two months after the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh, PennDOT officials are announcing that both design and construction efforts are underway to replace the bridge. The new str...
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