Ponte de Ferro
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Completed in: | 1886 |
| Status: | destroyed (2001) |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Entre Os Rios, Porto, Portugal, Europe Castelo de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal, Europe |
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| Crossed |
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Technical Information
Materials
| piers |
masonry
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Chronology
| 4 March 2001, ca. 21:30 | Two cars and a bus are on the bridge as a piers collapses, probably because of scour. Much of the superstructure falls into the river. Up to 60 persons die. |
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
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BBC News: Portugal bridge collapse 'kills 70' (05.03.2001)
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CNN: Many missing as road bridge collapses into river (4 March 2001)
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CNN: Search for bridge fall victims (5 March 2001)
Relevant Publications
There is no relevant literature listed in the database.
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0004035 |
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| Created: | 01/07/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |