Pedestrian Bridge collapse in Miami

[Blk04L]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...lapses-trapping-unknown-number-people-n857011
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...lapses-trapping-unknown-number-people-n857011
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local...orida-International-University-476984523.html
A pedestrian walkway in Miami collapsed on Thursday, killing several people.

The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed the fatalities after multiple vehicles were crushed by the span near Florida International University's campus.

According to Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue, there were people were on the bridge and several cars were underneath it.

The walkway weighed 950 tons and was 174 feet long, according to FIU.

Pretty chilling seeing the cars that were caught underneath the bridge.

 

[tones_RS3]

Just saw this. Horrible.
I heard there were construction workers on the bridge and students walking under the bridge.

 

[jacker1991]

Yeah, had some friends in 8th street when this happened. Sadly, nobody that was under that thing could have survived.

 

[Need 04 Wine]

That sucks so bad.


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[Coiled03]

Ban bridges!!

Amazing something like that can happen with the tools structural engineers and architects have at their disposal. Somebody is about to get sued BIG time.

 

[PaxtonShelby]

That is so tragic. Prayers to the victims and their families and friends.

 

[Mojo88]

Likely some jerkoff tried to save a few bucks and used shoddy materials or technique. Hard to imagine the engineering was faulty.

 

[Coiled03]

Likely some jerkoff tried to save a few bucks and used shoddy materials or technique. Hard to imagine the engineering was faulty.

Considering the structural engineer is usually the one who specs the materials, it's the same thing as the engineering being faulty.

 

[lOOKnGO]

Considering the structural engineer is usually the one who specs the materials, it's the same thing as the engineering being faulty.

The engineering and specs will check out. The construction, materials or methods will be the cause of failure.


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[VegasMichael]

Does some sort of municipal safety code inspector have to okay structures like this before they can be opened?

 

[tones_RS3]

I think the bridge was still under construction? Anyone else hear this?
Was it under a "stress test"?

 

[CobraBob]

Horrible tragedy. I feel really sad for the families of those injured or killed. A lot of questions need answers.

 

[jacker1991]

I think the bridge was still under construction? Anyone else hear this?
Was it under a "stress test"?

Yep. From what I know it was going to take easily 1 more year before the students could actually use it.

 

[verbal]

I think the bridge was still under construction? Anyone else hear this?
Was it under a "stress test"?

The bridge was just installed on Saturday and the top pedestrian walk was still under construction. Apparently is was made offsite and put in place on Saturday within a couple of hours. They also used some odd materials and technics that made it one of the first bridges of is kind (at least that’s what I heard on the news). My mom works at FIU and parks in the garage next to the bridge. It went up so fast she did not even know there was a bridge there when I called her today.

 

[COOL COBRA]

I think the bridge was still under construction? Anyone else hear this?
Was it under a "stress test"?

It's being reported that the main center brace/support section hasn't even been made yet.
Lawsuits will be brutal before this one is done.

 

[Sonic605hp]

An engineering or construction (depending on how turns out to be at fault) in this day in age is inexcusable IMHO. There is design software to prevent these things....heads are gonna roll and there will be a TON of money awarded to the victims families in civil court. Terrible, RIP.

 

[ViperRed91GT]

The story I heard (early on today, so the News may have clarified since then) was that workers were replacing a piece/part?

 

[Kevins89notch]

I was talking to an older guy, about 60 or so, who has been an engineer his whole career. He said he instantly figured they were load testing it, and it failed. He said closing a large road like that would be costly, so they didn't...because in theory, it should be fine under a load test.

 

[KilledbyKenne]

I was talking to an older guy, about 60 or so, who has been an engineer his whole career. He said he instantly figured they were load testing it, and it failed. He said closing a large road like that would be costly, so they didn't...because in theory, it should be fine under a load test.

Hindsight is 20/20, but I'm sure the road closure cost would have been minuscule compared to what they will be looking at in the coming months/years.

 

[Never_Enough]