"Design[edit]
The bridge was designed by Riccardo Morandi. It is similar to his earlier 1957 design for the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, located at the outlet of Lake Maracaibo in western Venezuela, and connecting Maracaibo with the rest of the country, which partially collapsed in 1964 when the tanker Esso Maracaibo collided with the approach spans. Morandi's cable-stayed bridges are characterised by very few stays, often as few as two per span, and often with the stays constructed from prestressed concrete rather than the more usual steel cables. "
Tää armeeratun betonin käyttö ja vähät tuet oli juuri Morandin patentti ja olisi siksi vaatinut extra yllä pitoa.
"Collapsed in 1964 when the tanker Esso Maracaibo collided with the approach spans"
No tostahan ei paljon voi päätellä kun kontakti oli jo syntynyt, mutta olisi pitänyt olla varoitus rakenteen "haavoittuvuudesta".
Grow the feed, not the weeds!