Bridge Disasters
Kutai Karatanegara Bridge
Tenggarong, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. November 26th, 2011. The cause was human error, the bridge collapsed while workers were replacing a cable. The disaster is still under investigation.
9 Mile Road Bridge at I-75
Hazel Park, Michigan, United States. July 15th, 2009. There was an accident with a tanker, causing the tanker to explode, the heat to rise up to the bridge and causing the newly built bridge to collapse. 1 was injured, and none were killed. The bridge was rebuilt December 11th, 2009.
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Bridge
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. June 12th, 2008. Three of the bridge's four steel spans were swept into the river along with 15 CRANDIC rail cars loaded with rock.