A bridge near Brewster, Minnesota collapsed under the weight of a 40-ton asphalt milling machine that had nearly completed the milling operation. The bridge carries Nobles County 1 over Elk Creek. The operator of the machine was able to jump to safety before the machine fell into the creek. He did seek medical care for a possible knee injury. [Source: Worthington Daily Globe via AGC SmartBrief. Image: Brian Korthals/Daily Globe]
A bridge over the Swan River in a rural area of eastern Saskatchewan collapsed just six hours after opening, and reportedly there was no geotechnical investigation done for the piers in the river. The Dyck Memorial […]
The record-breaking precipitation in BC and the Pacific Northwest causes major destruction to bridges, embankments, roads, and rail corridors. The BC Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure posted some photos today that are quite dramatic. See […]
The Wisconsin DOT has been performing geotechnical drilling and test pitting to try and determine the cause of the foundation failure at Pier 22 of the Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay. They were able […]
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