The I-40 bridge disaster was a bridge collapse that occurred southeast of Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, United States at 7:45 a.m. on May 26, 2002. Freight barges being transported on the Arkansas River collided with a pier supporting the Interstate 40 road bridge crossing the river.

2024年3月26日 · Shortly before 8 a.m. on May 26, 2002, a barge crashed into a support beam holding up the I-40 bridge over the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma. A 580-foot section of the bridge collapsed and plunged into the waters, taking with it several cars and tractor-trailers.

As the tow approached the Interstate 40 highway bridge at mile 360.3, it veered off course and rammed a pier 201 feet west of (outside) the navigation channel. The impact collapsed a 503-foot section of the bridge, which fell into the river and onto the barges below.

2002年5月27日 · WEBBERS FALLS - At least two women and one man are dead and four injured after a barge hit an Interstate 40 bridge early Sunday, collapsing the bridge and sending cars and trucks plunging into the Arkansas River.

2024年3月26日 · The supports failed, causing a section of the bridge to collapse and the deaths of 14 people, while another 11 were injured. Here's what was happening in Maryland on Tuesday morning, along with happened in Oklahoma years ago.

2020年5月26日 · — Today marks 18 years since the I-40 bridge collapsed southeast of Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. On Sunday, May 26, 2002 around 8 a.m. a towboat pushed two barges into the Interstate 40 bridge,...

2024年3月26日 · Nearly 22 years ago, 14 people died when an I-40 bridge collapsed in Webbers Falls on May 26, 2002, the day before Memorial Day. A barge rammed into the bridge over the Arkansas River,...

2002年5月26日 · The disaster occurred at 7:45 a.m. on May 26, 2002, when a barge collided with a bridge support near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing a 580 foot (180 m) section of the I-40 bridge to plunge into the Arkansas River.

2007年8月3日 · Less than two years before the collapse, an inspector gave the SH 75 bridge a superior rating. The bridge was eight years old when it failed. It took two years and more than $1 million to rebuild a quarter-mile section of that bridge. The federal government paid the tab.

2022年5月23日 · Remembering the victims of I-40 bridge disaster. The Oklahoman’s coverage of the 14 people killed in the bridge collapse was informed by previous tragedies in the state: the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 and the May 3, 1999 tornado.