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Mexico: Bridge collapses during its opening ceremony sending mayor and guests into river – at least 25 injuries
- Jun, 15, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural
- Mexico
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 25 people were injured, including the mayor’s wife who needs surgery on her leg. ‘There were a lot of people jumping. That was reckless,’ mayor José Luis Urióstegui said. Mr Urióstegui als...
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Guinness World Record for Vietnam's new glass bridge
- Jun, 01, 2022
- Bridges Bridge Design Sustainable Development Other Structural Structural Loads Structural Stability Wind Engineering Structural Design
- Vietnam
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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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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