BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE 1976 GUATEMALA EARTHQUAKE

The Guatemala earthquakes of February 4 and 6, 1976 caused severe economic hardships because of highway bridge failures and damage. The damage to three major bridges, Augua Caliente, LaAsuncion, and Incienso is described. A general discussion of damage to bridges and the roadway along a major highway, the Atlantic Highway, (Route CA9), is also presented. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Engineering Research and Development Bureau, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Cooper, J D
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 55 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 5A2-0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Defects; Earthquakes; Economic impacts; Failure; Highways; Structural analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway damage
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Economics; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149590
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-76-148 Final Rpt., 02
• Contract Numbers: Staff Study HRS-11
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM