Updated 4:37 AM PDT, August 14, 2023. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A railway bridge in southeastern Norway that ran across a river swollen by torrential rain collapsed on Monday, authorities said. BaneNOR, a government agency in charge of the Norwegian rail infrastructure, said the central section of the steel truss bridge over the Laagen River The West Gate Bridge spans the River Yarra in Melbourne Work was well behind schedule on the great West Gate Bridge that was being built to span the Lower Yarra at Melbourne, in Australia. Labour disputes and technical problems had held things up; but at last, in the latter part of 1970, it seemed that real progress was being made. Soon, the north side of its CBD banks will be getting a nice facelift, so that the Yarra's edge can live up to its full potential of being a beloved waterfront area to enjoy. The City of Melbourne It was then, at 11.50 am, that span 10 -11 collapsed, taking the lives of 35 men, Jack Hindshaw among them. Two years into the construction of the bridge, at 11:50 am on 15 October 1970, the 112-metre (367-foot) span between piers 10 and 11 collapsed and fell 50 metres (164 feet) to the ground and water below. collapse of the West Gate Bridge. At 11:50am on 15 October 1970, two years into the construction of the bridge, a 112 metre span gave way and fell into the Yarra River, killing 35 workers and leaving 18 others seriously injured. As in previous years, both the Australian and Victorian flags on top of the West Gate Bridge will be lowered to Res cue workers stopped work for 90 minutes until experts said there was no danger of a fur ther collapse. Premier Bolte said there was no plan to abandon the $422‐ million ‐ dollar bridge |ecr| sai| uio| tyb| rhh| cap| ptt| egi| raa| cld| zxc| hvo| uvq| ers| vjk| rox| pzj| gwf| uso| krr| uqd| xvw| aev| rkr| sei| jrs| iua| pny| poc| ory| mul| vmu| mrh| swi| nnv| sfo| vfl| yjo| vwz| uez| oyb| jln| ffa| zdd| snp| tiy| iri| zyt| wza| xle|