New Posts For Thread: Genoa Motorway Bridge Collapseshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapsesItaly....construction companies....hmmmmm !Wadi el Kuf Bridge is a bridge located 20 km west of Bayda, Libya. It's the second highest bridge in Africa. It was designed by Italian civil engineer Riccardo Morandi. Construction of the bridge began in 1965 and the bridge was opened in 1972. The bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapses?post_id=555276361#555276361Wadi el Kuf Bridge is a bridge located 20 km west of Bayda, Libya. It's the second highest bridge in Africa. It was designed by Italian civil engineer Riccardo Morandi. Construction of the bridge began in 1965 and the bridge was opened in 1972. The bTue, 14 Aug 2018 15:46:44 -0500Death toll now at 35 - firefightersItaly's fire brigade says at least 35 people are now confirmed dead.Civil Protection chief Angelo Borrelli, quoted by Ansa news agency, says 30-35 vehicles were crossing the bridge when it collapsed, as well as threhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapses?post_id=555271543#555271543Death toll now at 35 - firefightersItaly's fire brigade says at least 35 people are now confirmed dead.Civil Protection chief Angelo Borrelli, quoted by Ansa news agency, says 30-35 vehicles were crossing the bridge when it collapsed, as well as threTue, 14 Aug 2018 11:08:20 -0500We drove over it again a few days later. Awful pictures in the Daily Mailhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapses?post_id=555264777#555264777We drove over it again a few days later. Awful pictures in the Daily MailTue, 14 Aug 2018 09:57:37 -0500How horrendous. We drove over that bridge in June 2016 on our way from Lake Orta to Rapallo.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapses?post_id=555264127#555264127How horrendous. We drove over that bridge in June 2016 on our way from Lake Orta to Rapallo.Tue, 14 Aug 2018 09:46:57 -0500Yes, you wouldn't wander around the docks area on your own. I went there on business so was usually ferried around and stayed in a hotel in a good area. Landing there for the first time was hair-raising as the airport is on a narrow strip between seahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapses?post_id=555263985#555263985Yes, you wouldn't wander around the docks area on your own. I went there on business so was usually ferried around and stayed in a hotel in a good area. Landing there for the first time was hair-raising as the airport is on a narrow strip between seaTue, 14 Aug 2018 09:30:39 -0500I'm told that Genova has been done up a bit since then Foinavon, when I visited in 1985 I couldn't believe what a shytehole it was.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapses?post_id=555263877#555263877I'm told that Genova has been done up a bit since then Foinavon, when I visited in 1985 I couldn't believe what a shytehole it was.Tue, 14 Aug 2018 09:18:45 -0500If it's the road I think it is, I've been along it several times in the 1980s and has been there a long time. If so it's more likely to be a maintenance issue than a design one.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapses?post_id=555263831#555263831If it's the road I think it is, I've been along it several times in the 1980s and has been there a long time. If so it's more likely to be a maintenance issue than a design one.Tue, 14 Aug 2018 09:14:00 -0500Have seen some unbelievable storms in that part of the world, was in Savona one night thought the world was ending.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapses?post_id=555263811#555263811Have seen some unbelievable storms in that part of the world, was in Savona one night thought the world was ending.Tue, 14 Aug 2018 09:11:27 -0500Strange isn't it, Italy has a bit of a reputation for substandard construction due to the mafia, but this is in the north, and anyway you'd normally fear it would be an Earthquake that would take something like that down there. They said a "sudden sthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapses?post_id=555263777#555263777Strange isn't it, Italy has a bit of a reputation for substandard construction due to the mafia, but this is in the north, and anyway you'd normally fear it would be an Earthquake that would take something like that down there. They said a "sudden stTue, 14 Aug 2018 09:09:02 -0500Motorway bridge has collapsed near the northwest Italian city of Genoa, sending vehicles plummeting up to 90m (295ft) to the ground and killing at least 22 people, officials say.Video footage appears to show one of the towers holding up the suspensiohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31438389/genoa-motorway-bridge-collapses?post_id=555263757#555263757Motorway bridge has collapsed near the northwest Italian city of Genoa, sending vehicles plummeting up to 90m (295ft) to the ground and killing at least 22 people, officials say.Video footage appears to show one of the towers holding up the suspensioTue, 14 Aug 2018 09:07:30 -0500