General Information
| Status: | collapsed (27 August 2016) |
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Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Bicycle and pedestrian bridge |
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| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Support conditions: |
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| Structure: |
Haunched girder bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
West Malling, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 18' 31.94" N 0° 22' 47.97" E |
Technical Information
Materials
| superstructure |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 27 August 2016 | A lorry - or the cargo loaded onto it - hits the superstructure of the footbridge. The impact moves the section supported on bearings off the pier which then collapses onto the southern carriageway. The balanced cantilever section which spans nearly the entire other carriageway remains unscathed and stable The accident causes no serious injury. The remaining structure, though safe and structurally stable as a balanced cantilever, causes unease among drivers, unnecessarily fueled by social media. It is subsequently also demolished as well the following weekend . |
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2022): Bridge Failure and Public Perception of Safety: Managing Situations the Public See as Dangerous. Presented at: Footbridge 2022: Creating Experience, Madrid, Spain, 07-09 September 2022.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20083848 - Published on:
27/09/2022 - Last updated on:
27/09/2022
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