Bridge Failures - Failure Case Studies in Civil Engineering - page 70

The Mianus River bridge failure investigations revealed a vulnerable
characteristic of the bridge type. Adequate maintenance and repair throughout the life
of all structures is necessary. the enhanced inspections that were implemented based
on the information about this bridge likely prevented additional failures.
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