{"id":1220,"date":"2023-05-21T09:23:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T13:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assetworks2stg.wpengine.com\/eam\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2023-05-24T09:27:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T13:27:54","slug":"eam-common-reasons-bridge-collapses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-common-reasons-bridge-collapses\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Common Reasons for Bridge Collapses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1220\" class=\"elementor elementor-1220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524bc59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"524bc59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53dbdcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53dbdcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I was a kid, I loved bridges. Every time my family would drive to the Jersey Shore for vacation, I would excitedly peer out of our minivan\u2019s windows when we crossed from Pennsylvania into New Jersey across the Delaware River. To me, it was exciting to see all of the water so far beneath us.<\/p><p>As I grew older, I learned more about these bridges that I loved- which wasn\u2019t always a good thing. After years of simply marveling at these giant structures suspended over bodies of water, I began to understand the risks\u2013 like bridge collapses.<\/p><p>According to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), approximately one in nine of America\u2019s bridges are rated as structurally deficient. Since over 200 million trips across these bridges are taken daily in America\u2019s 102 largest metropolitan areas, it\u2019s more important than ever for our country to understand both why and how bridge infrastructure fails.<\/p><p>When a bridge collapses, there may be a number of contributing factors, but these five are the most common:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0747a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc0747a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1.Natural disasters\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f71c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f71c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Mother Nature strikes with a vengeance, bridges pay the price. Earthquakes, flooding and high winds can all contribute to bridge collapses.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/circ\/1306\/pdf\/c1306_ch3_d.pdf\"><strong>Real world example:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, the city\u2019s Twin Span Bridge suffered extensive damage due to the rising storm surge pulling segments off their piers and into the water below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e2d991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e2d991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Ineffective design\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db33358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db33358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No one is perfect, including the talented men and women who design bridges across the country. While some bridges are constructed perfectly with high-end materials, they can still fail if the design is flawed. Bridges with poor design could fail to hold enough weight or withstand natural conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8960fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8960fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Construction failures<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499ac85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"499ac85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A lot of work goes into bridge construction, but construction sites can be lethal. When bridges are still under construction, their full design is not yet realized. This leaves construction workers in a dangerous situation if there is even one miscalculation.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/quebec-bridge-disaster-feature\/\"><strong>Real world example:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0In 1907, the Quebec Bridge over the St Lawrence River collapsed during construction, killing 75 of the 86 workers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f1f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38f1f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Cheap materials\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067970f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"067970f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A bridge is only as strong as what it\u2019s built with. No one likes to spend money, but excessive cost-cutting can leave the bridge vulnerable to collapses. Not only is the bridge put in a more perilous situation, but saving money on materials can also lead to more costly repairs down the line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307d621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"307d621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Poor maintenance <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db192b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db192b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perhaps the most troubling aspect of bridge collapses is the fact that many of them are preventable. With the proper maintenance and inspection routine, a bridge\u2019s durability and longevity could be drastically improved.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntsb.gov\/investigations\/AccidentReports\/Reports\/HAR0803.pdf\">Real world example:\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>In 2007, the 1-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapsed during rush hour, killing 13 people. 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