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New Road Bridge Over River Clyde Opened on May 9
- May, 09, 2025
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridges Structural Design Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
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On May 9, 2025, a new road bridge spanning the River Clyde was officially opened to the public, marking the first such crossing since the Squinty Bridge opened in 2006. The Renfrew Bridge connects...
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Tenerife: bridge collapse due to heavy rain
- Apr, 14, 2025
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Snow And Rain Loads News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
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Residents of Tacoronte, a town in northern Tenerife, had been watching the Teobaldo Power bridge fall apart for weeks. Cracks were widening, the road was giving way, and the warnings were loud and cl...
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Philippines: New bridge launched in Calapan city
- Apr, 09, 2025
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- Philippines, Calapan
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A new bridge has been completed and is now open to the public in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. The structure was built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). It is expe...
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Historic Ava Bridge collapses into the Irrawaddy River during the powerful earthquake that struck both Myanmar and Thailand (video)
- Mar, 28, 2025
- Bridges Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Myanmar [Burma], Sagang
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The Ava Bridge, also called the Old Sagaing Bridge, collapsed on the afternoon of Friday, March 28, due to a strong earthquake that struck both Myanmar and Thailand. The 91-year-old bridge, which con...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of March 2025
- Apr, 01, 2025
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Load Factors Wood Structures Wind Engineering Other Structural
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You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of March 2025. Namely, these wer...
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One dead and two injured after bridge collapse in Belgium
- Mar, 06, 2025
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- Belgium
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On Thursday, March 6, a bridge collapsed near La Louviere, in southern Belgium, resulting in the death of one worker and injuries to two others. At the time of the collapse, the highway bridge was un...
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New rail bridge, linking Texas with Tamaulipas state of Mexico, inaugurated last Thursday
- Feb, 07, 2025
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- Mexico
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On Thursday, February 6, the Patrick K. Ottensmeyer International Rail Bridge was officially inaugurated. The project was completed with the support of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Mexico (CPKC) in c...
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Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge: New bridge is about to be constructed
- Feb, 05, 2025
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- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
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Almost a year has passed since the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which led to 6 fatalities. Last Tuesday, Maryland officials announced that they are planning the repl...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of December 2024
- Jan, 10, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Bridges Structural Reliability Structural Behavior Structural Stability Sustainable Development Structural Design Structural Optimization Soil Structures
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You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of December 2024. Namely, these...
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Catastrophic bridge collapse in Brazil resulted in at least 10 fatalities
- Dec, 22, 2024
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- Brazil
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On Sunday December 22, 2024, a tragic event occurred in Brazil, as the 533 meters long Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge, spanning across the Tocantins River, collapsed resulting in at least 10...
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