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Bridge Failure Database

Whiteson Bridge near Minnville, Oregon (North Yamhill River)

Year 1937
Type Road
Country United States (108)
Cause Impact
Details Height of truck bigger than maximum headroom of portal frame
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
Collapse complete
Phase in service
Period 1900-1940
Continent North America
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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