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Finland’s Tallest Bridge Takes Shape with 135m Pylon Completion
- Mar, 15, 2025
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Abutments Bridge Management News On Projects / Industry
- Finland, Helsinki
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Finland’s infrastructure is witnessing a historic milestone with the completion of the 135m-tall diamond-shaped pylon for the Kruunusillat Bridge in Helsinki. This pylon serves as both a structural m...
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Kalavasos Bridge Repairs: Addressing Outdated Structures and Highway Disruptions
- Jan, 20, 2025
- Bridge Abutments Bridges Bridge Management Forensic Engineering Erosion Construction Management News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- Cyprus, Kalavasos
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Kalavasos Bridge on the Nicosia-Limassol highway has been at the center of attention recently, causing significant disruptions for thousands of drivers. Constructed in the 1980s following America...
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Bridge Collapses in Bihar: A Wake-Up Call for Infrastructure Resilience
- Aug, 13, 2024
- Bridge Abutments Bridge Design Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Increasing Incidents of Bridge Collapses in Extreme Weather The alarming frequency of bridge collapses in Bihar, India, has raised serious concerns about the safety and resilience of critical infras...
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India’s Morbi bridge collapse
- Nov, 04, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Abutments Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Structural Loads
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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
- Nov, 01, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Abutments Structural Design Structural Systems Wood Structures Wind Engineering Structural Stability Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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, 28, 2022
- Bridge Design Bridges Bridge Abutments Structural Design Other Structural Standards And Design Codes
- Lithuania
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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, 30, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Management Bridge Design Bridge Abutments Structural Design Steel Structures
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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, 16, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Bridge Abutments Wind Engineering Structural Design Other Structural
- Czechia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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