MASSIVE Bridge Collapse in China Caught on Camera: How It Happened & What Went Wrong

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A section of the Shuangjiangkou Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan province collapsed on Tuesday (November 12), ten months after opening. Officials confirmed no casualties, noting the bridge had been closed a day earlier due to a 4-inch crack.

The 758-meter-long bridge, nicknamed “the bridge in the clouds”, is a key link connecting counties in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture and supporting the Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station. Authorities believe the collapse was caused by a landslide at one end of the bridge.

Investigators have been dispatched to assess the damage, and traffic is being rerouted. The mountainous region is prone to landslides, seismic activity, and extreme weather, making infrastructure projects in southwestern China particularly challenging.

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21 Comments

  1. Not as smart as they think they are the Chinese. A 10cm crack means certain disaster and down it comes. More Chinese engineers in disgrace. What'll come down next?

  2. All disaster,a consequence of the boundless ambition of the repressive authoritarian regim,demonstrating a disregard for human life in the actions of those in power.The work was insufficient,lacking any in-depth study of soil stability.

  3. I doubt very much that climate change had anything to do with this bridge collapse. Try deforestation or any other man made problems. Not everything that happens can be blamed on climate change!

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    Korea, On the morning of October 21, 1994, during peak rush hour at approximately 7:38 AM, a 48-meter midspan

    section of the bridge collapsed without warning. The collapse occurred between piers 10 and 11.

    February 24,2025 Bridge Collapsed At A Highway Construction Site In The South Korean City

    The Seongsu Bridge disaster[a] was a deadly bridge collapse that occurred on the morning of October 21, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea.

    The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after it collapsed in Baltimore on March 26, 2024.

    Following the Baltimore collapse, Newsweek has mapped the locations of similar incidents that have happened around the world.

    I-35W Mississippi River Bridge in Minnesota, 2007: On August 1, 2007, the bridge suddenly collapsed as adjoining sections of it crumbled. Commuters in 111 vehicles and 18 construction workers fell about 115 feet into the river and onto its banks. The accident killed 13 people and resulted in 145 injuries. According to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation, the bridge's metal gusset plates were too thin to support the weight of the span, along with rush-hour traffic and the construction equipment on the deck at the time of the accident

    Whangaehu River Rail Bridge in New Zealand, 1953: On Christmas Eve in 1953, a Wellington-to-Auckland express passenger train with 285 passengers and crew onboard approached the Whangaehu River Rail Bridge in rural Tangiwai, New Zealand. Minutes earlier, a volcanic mudslide from nearby Mount Ruapehu had undermined a portion of the bridge, and six rail carriages plunged into the river. In total, 151 passengers and crew died.

    Seeber Bridge in New Orleans, 1993: On May 28, 1993 the towboat Chris, pushing the empty hopper barge DM3021, hit a support tier of the Judge William Seeber Bridge in New Orleans. Two spans a collapsed onto the barge. Two cars carrying three people fell with the four-lane bridge deck into a canal. One person died and two people were seriously injured.

    India, 2011, 2016 and 2022: In late 2011, two bridges collapsed within a week of each other—one near the hill town of Darjeeling in the northeast, the other over a river in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. Over 60 people were killed in total.

    The Morandi Bridge in Italy, 2018: In August 2018, the collapse of a bridge in the Italian city of Genoa killed 43 people. The Morandi Bridge, part of a key highway connecting France and Italy, gave way during torrential rain, sending dozens of vehicles and their passengers into the void left behind.

    Mexico, 2021: An elevated section of track on the Mexico City metro system collapsed in May, 2021, bringing a passenger train crashing down, killing 26 people and injuring dozens. An investigation concluded that the accident was caused both by structural flaws and a lack of maintenance.

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