2001 Hintze Ribeiro Bridge collapse

The bridge over the Douro, also known as the Entre-os-Rios Bridge and built between 1884 and 1886 to link Entre-os-Rios to Castelo de Paiva, came down on the night of 4 March while the river was in flood. Those killed were travelling in a bus and in three cars that were crossing at the time. Accounts of the collapse record 59 dead.

Date
2001-03-04
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
59
What the pin marks
The bridge, as the cited page positions it.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hintze_Ribeiro_Bridge_collapse

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: road, flood, scour, portugal, bridge collapse

Coordinates: 41.07889, -8.29583

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