Monday, August 25, 2025

Aug 22, 2025: An Arch Bridge over Yellow River Collapsed During Construction in China

(Satellite?)

CNN International posted
The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in China has killed at least 12 workers and left four others missing, state media reports say: https://cnn.it/4muQHGl
"Sixteen workers were on the bridge in northwest China’s Qinghai province when a steel cable snapped about 3 a.m. Friday during a tensioning operation....The bridge is 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) long and its deck is 55 meters (180 feet) above the surface of the river below, the English-language China Daily newspaper said."
Dan Gurley shared

Li Zhanyi/Xinhua via apnews

Casey Jones found a lot more imagery than I was able to find.
He found a video of the collapse.
4:35 video @ 0:50

And poor construction practices. No falsework cables should have been slack.
@ 1:53

@ 1:55

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