Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse
On March 15, 2018, a 175-foot-long (53 m) section of the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Pedestrian Bridge collapsed while under construction. The collapse resulted in six deaths (one worker and five motorists), ten injuries (six serious and four minor), and eight vehicles being crushed underneath. [1] .
Pedestrian Bridge Collapse Over SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida
On Thursday, March 15, 2018, about 1:46 p.m., a partially constructed pedestrian bridge crossing an eight-lane roadway in the city of Miami, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, experienced a catastrophic structural failure in the nodal connection between truss …
Investigation of March 15, 2018 Pedestrian Bridge Collapse at Florida International University, Miami, FL 9 1. Executive Summary: On March 15, 2018, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a pedestrian bridge under construction in Miami, Florida, collapsed. One employee and five motorists were fatally injured, and another
A look at what happened to the contractor in the fatal FIU bridge collapse
2024年3月17日 · Friday marks six years since the deadly collapse of a pedestrian bridge near the campus of Florida International University in southwest Miami-Dade that claimed the lives of six people.
FIU bridge collapse that killed 6 blamed on design errors - USA TODAY
2019年10月22日 · A doomed design was the "probable cause" of the horrific collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Miami last year that killed six people and injured 10, the National Transportation Safety Board found...
5 Years Later, Bridge Collapse Near Florida International University ...
2023年3月15日 · Wednesday marks five years since the deadly collapse of a pedestrian bridge near the campus of Florida International University in southwest Miami-Dade, claiming the lives of six people.
The FIU footbridge was built to save lives. Instead, it left 6 dead
2018年3月18日 · Emergency personnel respond to a deadly bridge collapse in Miami on Thursday, March 15. The bridge was installed Saturday at Florida International University. A rescue dog searches for...
Florida International University Pedestrian Bridge Project Overview
2018年3月16日 · On March 15, a 174-foot-long, 950-ton pedestrian bridge connecting Florida International University (FIU) to Sweetwater, Florida, collapsed during its construction. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is currently investigating the cause of the collapse.
Criminal probe in Miami remains open five years after FIU fatal bridge …
2023年3月19日 · An aerial view of the collapsed FIU pedestrian bridge across Southwest Eighth Street that left six people dead on March 15, 2018. The bridge was under construction when it collapsed.
On the afternoon of March 15, 2018, the Florida International University (FIU) pedestrian bridge over SE 8th Street in Miami, Florida collapsed during construc-tion. Eight vehicles were crushed under the bridge, and sadly one bridge worker and five vehicle occupants lost their lives and many more were injured (NTSB 2019). NTSB Report