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World's highest railway bridge to open in J&K
- Mar, 26, 2023
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- Katra
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With the upcoming opening of the tallest railway bridge in the world crossing the Chenab River, Jammu and Kashmir will soon be able to brag about having it. The Chenab railway bridge, built over the...
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A vacant building collapsed in west Baltimore due to strong wind loading
- Mar, 14, 2023
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- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
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Strong wind loads are anticipated to be the cause of the collapse of a vacant building in the Upton neighborhood of west Baltimore, Maryland, according to a report from WBFF. There have been no injur...
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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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Florida: death toll rises after Hurricane Ian
- Oct, 05, 2022
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- United States, Florida
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The death toll from Hurricane Ian has reportedly risen to nearly 100 in Florida as rescue personnel continue to search for survivors. Officials in the US state have come under fire as critics allege...
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Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm: first power generation was announced
- Aug, 23, 2022
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- United Kingdom
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SSE Renewables, and its partner Total Energies have announced first power generation from the Seagreen offshore wind farm, 27km off the coast of Angus in Scotland. The 1,075MW Seagreen offshore wind...
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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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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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Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
- Apr, 14, 2022
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Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced its call for nominations for the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. This juried...
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Ladakh bridge collapse due to wind loading: four workers found dead, injured shifted to hospital
- Apr, 10, 2022
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- Ladakh
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Four workers were found dead under the debris of an under-construction bridge which collapsed in Nubra sub-division of Ladakh, officials said on Sunday. A section of the under-construction Shatse T...
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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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