Part of the Carola Bridge in Dresden – built during the GDR era – has collapsed. There is an initial suspicion as to the cause.
Dresden (dpa) – The collapse of part of the Carola Bridge in Dresden could have been caused by corrosion. “We had massive chloride ingress here during the GDR era,” said Holger Kalbe, head of the bridge and civil engineering department for the city of Dresden. At the point where the bridge section collapsed during the night, there was a public transport mast. It is conceivable “that massive chlorides penetrated at that point and led to corrosion of the reinforcement inside the bridge,” said Kalbe.
The Carola Bridge is a prestressed concrete bridge consisting of three sections. Two sections had already been renovated. The third section, which has now collapsed, was supposed to be renovated next year. dpa
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