CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

"News and Information for Construction Defect and Claims Professionals"

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025

Splashdown: Fire-Weakened Beijing Bridge Deck Falls Into River

river meets sea

Witnesses said the area beneath the bridge deck had been on fire and because traffic across the bridge was stopped, no casualties occurred, according to the Associated Press.

May 12, 2025
Richard Korman - Engineering News-Record

A deck section on a 26-year-old tied-arch Beijing bridge collapsed into the Chaobai River April 23, when tie rods hanging from an arch to one side of the deck failed, Chinese agencies and news media reported.

Mr. Korman may be contacted at kormanr@enr.com


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