Seongsu Bridge

The Seongsu Bridge is a bridge over the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. The cantilever bridge was completed in 1979 and its total length is 1160 m. It became infamous when it collapsed on October 21, 1994.

The bridge collapsed early in the morning when one of the concrete slabs failed. This was due to structural failure as the bridge was not welded properly.

In the accident 32 people died and 17 were injured. Afterwards, the bridge was supposed to be repaired, but because of a weakness in the structure, it had to be completely redesigned and rebuilt. The new design was finished on 15th August, 1997, and is similar to the original design.

See also

*List of Korea-related topics
*List of Han River bridges

External links

*Collapse of Seongsu Bridge