Collapsed Bridges Due to Overweight Trucks

The drivers were fortunately unharmed in the following examples

 

	Pentecostal Bridge, MO, 2020. On Aug 17, 2020, a semi truck carrying 20 tons of feed attempted to cross a bridge limited to 5 tons. The Pentecostal Bridge in Westphalia, Missouri completely collapsed. The truck and its driver were brought down with it.
	1880 Iron Bridge, IN, 2015. On December 25 2015, a historic iron bridge (posted for 6-Tons) was destroyed when a 53-foot box trailer containing over 21 tons of bottled water was driven on to it.
	Polk County Bridge, AK, 2015. A log truck traveling on Polk County Road 675 on July 6th 2015, crossed a bridge posted for 8-Tons, which collapsed as a result. It was determined that the truck was over 15 tons over-weight.
	Daley’s Bridge, IO, 2017. On May 5 2017, an overloaded truck crossed Daley’s Bridge, northeast of Cresco, Iowa. The 3-Ton posted bridge collapsed into the Upper Iowa River. The replacement cost to the bridge was estimated at $775,000.
	Dale Bend Bridge, AK, 2019. A truck collapsed a bridge in Yell County Arkansas on 30th January 2019. It was 32 tons too heavy for the bridge, which had a limit of 6-Tons. The estimated cost to replace the bridge was $1 million.

 

Fatalities Due to Structural Bridge Failure