Seongsu Bridge
The Seongsu Bridge is a bridge over the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. It links the Seongdong and Gangnam districts. The cantilever bridge was completed in 1979 and its total length is 1160 m.
Collapsed bridge in 1994
 The rebuilt Seongsu Bridge on February 2008. | |
| Date | October 21, 1994 |
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| Time | 07:40am KST |
| Location | Han River, Seoul, South Korea |
| Deaths | 32 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 17 |
| Seongsu Bridge | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seongsu Daegyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngsu Taegyo |
The original bridge collapsed early in the morning of October 21, 1994, when one of its sections broke off due to failure of the supporting truss caused by a faulty weld. 32 people died and 17 were injured in the accident. In the aftermath of the event it was intended to repair the bridge, but its structural weaknesses made a repair unfeasible, and it was eventually dismantled and replaced. The new design was finished on 15 August 1997, and is similar to the original design.
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