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India’s Morbi bridge collapse
- Oct, 31, 2022
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- India, Morbi
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More than 50 children are among 135 people killed in Sunday’s bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat state, according to a list of victims published by state authorities on Wednesday. Investigators ar...
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Michigan: world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open
- Oct, 15, 2022
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- United States, Michigan
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The world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open to sightseers in northern Michigan. For those willing to ride a chairlift to the mountain top and pay a fee of around $25, the bridge...
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Longest bridge in the Baltics: the estimated duration of the Neris bridge works is 2.5 years
- Jul, 22, 2022
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- Lithuania, Jonava
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The bridge impinges on a site protected by the EU’s Natura 2000 ecological network, so work will not be carried out during fish migration and spawning. To avoid damage to the ecosystem, the bridge’s...
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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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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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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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North Carolina: a pedestrian bridge collapses, video reveals the arches collapsing
- Feb, 18, 2022
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- United States, North Carolina, Hickory
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The 40-ton arches that topped a bridge collapsed after strong winds and storms on February 18 in Hickory, North Carolina. A new video shows it happening. The incident happened overnight, and no one...
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Rinsdorf bridge was blasted by German engineers - a new record is marked
- Feb, 06, 2022
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- Germany
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The Rinsdorf viaduct on Germany's A45 autobahn near Wilnsdorf in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia was destroyed by demolition crews who used around 120 kilograms (265 pounds) of explosives on Sund...
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For the second time within a year, the London landmark Tower Bridge stuck open due to a technical failure
- Aug, 10, 2021
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- United Kingdom, London
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For the second time within a year, after a mechanical failure in August 2020, the world-famous, landmark, London Tower Bridge remained stuck open again on August 10th, with cars and pedestrians unab...
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