5 Worst Bridge Collapses

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

The Tacoma Narrows is a bridge that spans
theTacoma Narrowsstrait ofPuget
SoundinPierce County, Washington. It
collapsed on the morning of November 7,
1940, under high wind conditions. No
Fatalities
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Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Spanning Tampa Bay, Florida.

Collapsed 7:25 a.m. onMay 9, 1980.
Cause of collapse was when a 600-ft cargo ship struck
theSunshine Skyway Bridgecausing a segment of the
bridge to break off, leading to the entire collapse of the bridge.
35 Deaths after falling 150 feet in a bus.
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Injaka Bridge

Located in Mpumalangda, near Bosbokrand, South Africa.

Collapsed on July 6, 1998.
Collapses suddenly with no definite cause.
14 deaths and 19 injuries
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K-B Bridge
Located in Palau
The 18 year- old bridge collapsed abruptly
catastrophically on September 26, 1996.
Killed 2 and injured 4
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I-35 Bridge
The Interstate-35W Mississippi River bridge was an
eight-lane, steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate
35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
Collapsed on August 1, 2007 during rush hour.
Killed 13 people and injured 145 others.
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