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1960s Bridge Over Gurgaon Canal Collapses Under Truck Traffic

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 3.6 / 5 · 885 reviews⌖ Ballabgarh, connecting Sector 25 and Sector 55, FaridabadEntry #05 in Faridabad
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On record

A decades-old, poorly maintained bridge over the Gurgaon canal in Ballabgarh collapsed into a V-shape on a Friday evening while heavy trucks were crossing, trapping several vehicles in the water; no fatalities reported.

The official record states: "Attributed to decades of inadequate maintenance combined with excessive vehicle weight."

“It folded into a V under the trucks it had carried for fifty years, on a Friday evening, with vehicles in the water.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

Sources

  • https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-delhi/20180310/281711205163384

Visitor reviews Satire

“It folded into a neat V on a Friday evening with trucks still on it, and the vehicles ended up in the canal.”
CM C. Mehta · Faridabad★★★★★
“Fifty years of lorries crossing a 1960s bridge in Ballabgarh, and not one inspection worth the name.”
FC F. Contractor · Faridabad★★★★★
“Sector 25 and Sector 55 are now connected by a long detour and a memory of a bridge.”
UB U. Bhat · Faridabad★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/FAR/1960/BRI
Status
Collapsed
Category
Bridge
State
Haryana
Year
Built in the 1960s; collapsed March 2018
Cost to taxpayers
Not specified

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