The Deadly Genoa Bridge Collapse was Predicted, and Avoidable
39 people are now reported to have died following the collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa, Italy. The incident happened on Tuesday 14th August, when one of the bridge?s structural components, comprising of pre-stressed concrete stays and trestles, collapsed onto a railway line and warehouse 150 feet (45 meters) below.
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39 people are now reported to have died following the collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa, Italy. The incident happened on Tuesday 14th August, when one of the bridge?s structural components, comprising of pre-stressed concrete stays and trestles, collapsed onto a railway line and warehouse 150 feet (45 meters) below.The cause of the collapse is not yet known, however, attention is now turning to the bridge?s maintenance record, concerns of its integrity stretching back decades, and how the collapse sits within the broader context of aging Italian infrastructure.
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Over the last decade, the 1967 Morandi Bridge has been under constant maintenance, with a 2011 report by the Italian highways operator Autostade per l?Italia warning of the structure?s ?intense decay.? Local residents have long observed maintenance work on the bridge on a nightly basis, with one telling The New York Times that on...
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39 people are now reported to have died following the collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa, Italy. The incident happened on Tuesday 14th August, when one of the bridge?s structural components, comprising of pre-stressed concrete stays and trestles, collapsed onto a railway line and warehouse 150 feet (45 meters) below.The cause of the collapse is not yet known, however, attention is now turning to the bridge?s maintenance record, concerns of its integrity stretching back decades, and how the collapse sits within the broader context of aging Italian infrastructure.
Image: freaklancecrew. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmds4Q9H6_8/'>Via Instagram</a>
Over the last decade, the 1967 Morandi Bridge has been under constant maintenance, with a 2011 report by the Italian highways operator Autostade per l?Italia warning of the structure?s ?intense decay.? Local residents have long observed maintenance work on the bridge on a nightly basis, with one telling The New York Times that on...
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