West Virginia Bridge Collapse

Kipper · Jul 28, 2006

This electric utility vehicle was too tall for the eighty year old bridge. Well pictures tell more.

SORRY can not get the pictures to load! :blink:

OMG! It was in Dickson, West Virginia. I will figure this out.

civengPE · Jul 28, 2006

Here you go

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Kipper · Jul 29, 2006

Thanks!

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Kipper · Jul 29, 2006

The truck was 9' 4", 14,000 lbs. I believe the 80 year old bridge was rated for 3 tons. This was on Moore Road, across Twelve Pole Creek.

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petergibbons · Jul 31, 2006

I think what happened was the overheight truck hit the height restriction bar that was attached to the truss end posts. After the end posts gave way, the bridge hit the water.

Hill William · Jul 31, 2006

I think what happened was the overheight truck hit the height restriction bar that was attached to the truss end posts. After the end posts gave way, the bridge hit the water.

Yeah because a 3 ton bridge usually rates for more than 7 tons. You dont want to cut it that close. However, you knock out any part of that truss and hell breaks loose.