Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse
The pedestrian bridge was designed to connect the town of Sweetwater to the campus of Florida International University (FIU) in University Park, a suburb west of Miami, Florida, United States. The two were separated by a busy eight-lane highway, which the bridge was designed to span.
Pedestrian Bridge Collapse Over SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida
On Thursday, March 15, 2018, about 1:46 p.m., a partially constructed pedestrian bridge crossing an eight-lane roadway in the city of Miami, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, experienced a catastrophic structural failure in the nodal connection between truss …
A look at what happened to the contractor in the fatal FIU bridge ...
2024年3月17日 · Six years after the collapse of a pedestrian bridge near the campus of Florida International University, the general contractor behind the project has a new name and is still working on major...
Florida International University Pedestrian Bridge Project Overview
2018年3月16日 · On March 15, a 174-foot-long, 950-ton pedestrian bridge connecting Florida International University (FIU) to Sweetwater, Florida, collapsed during its construction. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is currently investigating the cause of the collapse.
Investigation of March 15, 2018 Pedestrian Bridge Collapse at Florida International University, Miami, FL 9 1. Executive Summary: On March 15, 2018, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a pedestrian bridge under construction in Miami, Florida, collapsed. One employee and five motorists were fatally injured, and another
Work begins on new FIU pedestrian bridge 6 years after collapse
2024年11月4日 · MIAMI - More than six years after the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapsed, work has begun on a new one. Construction started Sunday night. The first phase is to make...
Florida International University Pedestrian Bridge
High-profile urban infrastructure project that will provide a safe connection between FIU Campus and City of Sweetwater with a Signature Pedestrian Bridge over SW 8th Street and Tamiami Canal as well as complete street improvements along SW 109th Avenue from SW 7th Terrace to SW 6th Street, reducing the existing 3 traffic lanes to 2 traffic lanes.
5 Years Later, Bridge Collapse Near Florida International University ...
2023年3月15日 · Wednesday marks five years since the deadly collapse of a pedestrian bridge near the campus of Florida International University in southwest Miami-Dade, claiming the lives of six people.
Construction to begin on new FIU pedestrian bridge - NBC 6 …
2024年11月4日 · Construction was expected to begin Monday on a pedestrian bridge near the campus of Florida International University, more than six years after the previous bridge collapsed while it was...
The FIU footbridge was built to save lives. Instead, it left 6 dead
2018年3月18日 · According to a fact sheet about the bridge on FIU's website, it cost $14.2 million to build and was funded as part of a $19.4 million grant from the US Department of Transportation. It was...