Italy bridge: Genoa motorway bridge collapses kills at least 22 [UPDATE]

"boredalways" (boredalway666)
08/14/2018 at 09:19 • Filed to: Italy, Bridge collapse, Deaths

Italy bridge: Genoa motorway bridge collapses kills at least 11 -

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UPDATE: 22 dead per The Guardian

Genoa bridge collapse: at least 22 killed, Italian minister says

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DISCUSSION (7)

boredalways > boredalways
08/14/2018 at 09:22

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45183624

Ash78, voting early and often > boredalways
08/14/2018 at 09:31

A lot of conflicting info in the AP story, but apparently this stretch was almost 300' above the ground. I’m no engineer, but that’s pretty scary in high winds (this appeared to be a viaduct supported from below, not a suspension bridge...or maybe a hybrid design?)

duurtlang > Ash78, voting early and often
08/14/2018 at 09:33

What surprised me is that it was built in the 1960s and was renovated in 2016.

https://goo.gl/maps/yLvgXJ9gm982

You can even play with the timeline in google maps as the google maps car has driven past that bridge almost 10 times in a decade time.

Ash78, voting early and often > duurtlang
08/14/2018 at 09:40

TIL there’s a timeline in Google Maps, thanks . For years I’ve played the game “How many different places can I find my car around town? ” :D

someassemblyrequired > Ash78, voting early and often
08/14/2018 at 10:10

There’s a suspension bridge portion and a viaduct portion. It looks like the last pier of the suspension portion collapsed. The suspension portion is prestressed concrete rather than cables, which is a bit different, and may/may not have something to do with the incident.

The roadway is 148ft above the ground, which is lower than the deck on the George Washington Bridge in NYC. The piers are 300ft tall.

punkgoose17 > duurtlang
08/14/2018 at 10:13

The timeline feature is very neat, TIL . The article was updated, apparently they were still renovating the bridge. It is still frightening a whole tower collapsed. I am wondering if the lightning fractured the rebar and/ or concrete or a tension wire. I am guessing lightning struck exposed rebar which then got really hot and expanded and damaged the concrete, then the crumbling happened.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > boredalways
08/14/2018 at 17:54

I hate when my biggest fears come true...