APRIL 1989 HATCHIE RIVER US-51 BRIDGE FAILURE
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) assisted in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determination of the cause of the collapse of the spans of the northbound US-51 bridge over the Hatchie River on April 1, 1989. The collapse resulted in five vehicles going into the river and eight people being killed. The bridge site, field observations, stream stability, analysis of aerial photographs, model studies, and foundation analysis are discussed.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1279, Hydrology and Environmental Design 1990. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Thompson, Philip L
- Publication Date: 1990
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos; References;
- Pagination: p. 24-35
- Monograph Title: Hydrology and environmental design
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1279
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Bridges; Collapse; Failure; Field studies; Foundations; Hydraulic structures; Inspection; Streams
- Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge inspection; Causes; Hydraulic models; Stream stability
- Geographic Terms: Tennessee
- Old TRIS Terms: Field observation; Foundation investigations
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00605563
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309050650
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM