General Information
| Completion: | 1967 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Webbers Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA |
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| Coordinates: | 35° 29' 12.24" N 95° 5' 50.47" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 19.52 m | |
| length | 606.34 m | |
| number of spans | 13 |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| girders |
steel
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Chronology
| 26 May 2002, ca. 07:48 | A barge collides with the bridge causing four spans and three piers collapse into the Arkansas River and taking ten or more vehicles with it. 14 persons are killed and five injured. |
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| 29 July 2002 | Bridge is reopened to traffic after repairs are completed ahead of schedule. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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BBC News: More victims in US bridge collapse (29.05.2002)
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CNN: Barge hits Oklahoma bridge, tossing cars into river (26/5/02)
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CNN: Bridge collapse site being dredged
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CNN: Bridge rescuer credits 'greater power than us' (28.05.02)
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CNN: Bridge rescuer: 'It's pretty sickening' (26.05.02)
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CNN: Death toll rises to 13 in bridge collapse (28.05.02)
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20003385 - Published on:
26/05/2002 - Last updated on:
29/04/2021
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