Bridge collapse
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The Queen Isabella Causeway bridge connecting Port Isabel, Texas and South Padre Island collapsed on September 15, 2001 when four barges veered off course and struck a support pillar, causing three 80-foot sections to fall into the water. The concrete bridge was intended for vehicle traffic over the Laguna Madre. The partial collapse resulted in 8 deaths and 13 survivors, after a barge impact during a boating accident damaged sections of the bridge.
Bridge collapse
- 2. REASONS OF BRIDGE COLLPASE Earthquake Construction accidents Manufacturing defect Fire Flood Design defect Train crash Boat impact Poor manitenance
- 3. BRIDGE NAME Queen Isabella Causeway
- 4. LOCATION Port Isabel, Texas and South Padre Island, Texas
- 6. DATE OF COLLAPSE 15 September 2001
- 7. CONSTRUCTION TYPE,USE OF BRIDGE Concrete bridge for vehicle traffic over Laguna Madre
- 8. REASON 4 loaded barges veered 175 feet (53 m) west of the navigation channel and struck one of the bridge supports, causing a partial collapse of 3 sections measuring approximately 80 feet (24 m) each.
- 9. CASUALTIES 8 killed, 13 survivors
- 11. THE DAMAGE SECTION OF THE BRIDGE