major bridge colapse in harbin, china

A section of a major bridge has colapsed in harbin, china. 3 people dead and 5 injured.





- The bridge cost 296 million dolares and was completed november last year (10 month old)...
- Its construction was schedule to take 3 years. Yet, it took only a year and half to complete...
- Its at least the sixth major bridge colapse in china since july last year (1 year span)...

the chinese government must really adress this problem. Things like that will continue to happen, unless fundamental action is taken in terms of oversight of big infrastruture. Even xinhua seems unusually outspoken about this issue.

I posted photos of this accident in the, [h=3]Chinese Daily Photos, Videos & News of 2012!!![/h].... I'll add a few.















I'm no expert but that cement does not look properly cured(hardened)

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012 shows the collapsed section of the Yangmingtan bridge in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Four trucks fell off to the ground after a section of the Yangmingtan bridge collapsed in Harbin early Friday morning, killing three people and injuring five others. The 15.4-kilometer-long bridge was opened to traffic last November. The collapsed part, which measures 100 meters in length, fell from a height of 30 meters. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012 shows a truck which fell off a collapsed section of the Yangmingtan Bridge in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Four trucks fell off to the ground after a section of the Yangmingtan bridge collapsed in Harbin early Friday morning, killing three people and injuring five others. The 15.4-kilometer-long bridge was opened to traffic last November. The collapsed part, which measures 100 meters in length, fell from a height of 30 meters. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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