Another bridge collapse in Italy 1

[Agent666]

Not much about the causes, but interestingly next to no traffic on it due to the lock down in Italy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-52213898

 

[3DDave]

One of the comments on the video:

"i live near that bridge, i'm lucky because i drove over it almost daily and also often rode my horse both over it and on the riverside trail passing under it, luckily it happened during lockdown, many people were afraid of that bridge because it vibrated and shaked a lot, also it had a lot of weight added when it was widened"

So, it appears that it was widened.

 

[LittleInch]

When you look at the street view pictures you can see that a stationary queue can easily form on the carriageway at that end of the bridge due to the T junction where it meets the road at the far end.

Extra weight from the widening, extra weight from the queuing, a main structure 70 years old built with unknown materials, a difficult to access pier int eh middle of the river - what could go wrong?

And some very strange potholes right above the vertical leg where the collapse is predicted.

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