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Europe's 'longest bridge' which cost £746.5m to build
- Oct, 06, 2024
- Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural Structural Analysis Structural Stability Structural Behavior News On Awards News On Projects / Industry Other News News On Products & Services
- Portugal, Lisbon
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Vasco da Gama Bridge, located in Lisbon, Portugal, is the longest bridge in Europe. Its length is equal to 17,185 meters. The bridge completed in 1995, and it was built to facilitate vehicle traf...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of September 2024
- Oct, 02, 2024
- Other Structural Damage (Structural) Bridges News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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 September 2024. Namely, these...
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Florida: Hurricane Helen flashed away Kisner Bridge
- Sep, 28, 2024
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Snow And Rain Loads News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Florida
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday, September 28, around 1:55 p.m. local time, the Kisner Bridge, located at Highway 107 in the town of Afton gave way and fell into the Nolichucky River after extreme flooding, due to categ...
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Tanzania, Africa: The largest bridge of Africa is about to be built
- Sep, 18, 2024
- Bridge Design Bridge Management Bridges Structural Design Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Tanzania
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Africa’s largest bridge is about to be built in Tanzania, Africa. The bridge will connect Tanzania with the Zanzibar islands. Specifically, the 49 kilometers long bridge will connect Dar es Salaam wh...
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Dresden, Germany: Carola bridge collapsed, no injuries were reported
- Sep, 11, 2024
- Bridges Bridge Abutments Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Germany, Dresden
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday September 11, a bridge partially collapsed at Dresden, eastern Germany. Specifically, an approximately 100-meter-long piece of the 1971 Carola Bridge, which connects the historic old tow...
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A £22 million project is underway to replace rail bridge over M62 motorway
- Sep, 12, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridges Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom, Wisconsin, Manchester
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Authorities had closed parts of the M62 near Rochdale last week to enable the demolition of the old Castleton bridge and clear the debris. The closure caused traffic regulations at M62 eastbound betw...
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Collaboration of Malaysia and Thailand on a bridge project that will connect the two countries
- Sep, 10, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridges Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Malaysia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Thailand and Malaysia are planning to construct a new bridge to address traffic issues between the two countries. The new bridge, that will connect the Rantau Panjang in Kelantan, Malaysia, with Sung...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of August 2024
- Sep, 03, 2024
- Other Structural Bridges Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Other News News On Failures
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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 August 2024. Namely, these we...
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US-Canada Borders: The bridge that spans over the border collapsed
- Aug, 14, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Canada, Rainy River
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On August 14, 2024, the rail lift bridge located near the International Falls Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario and is spanning above US-Canada boarder collapsed. Authorities stated that the repai...
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Rio- Antirrio Bridge, Greece: The marvelous engineering project that connects Peloponnese and central Greece
- Aug, 20, 2024
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridges Structural Optimization Structural Design Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Greece
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
One of the most emblematic bridges in Greece is the Rio-Antirrio Bridge named Charilaos Trikoupis bridge in honor of 19th century prime minister of Greece. He had had envisioned the opportunities tha...
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