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{{Short description|India disaster}}
The '''Maddur railway bridge''' is a bridge in India. It is located between [[Mysore]] and [[Maddur, Mandya|Maddur]], in the state of [[Karnataka]].

The [[Mysore State Railway]] crossed the [[Shimsha|River Shimsha]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71278621 |title=Terrible Railway Accident. |newspaper=[[Australian Town and Country Journal]] |volume=LV |issue=1443 |location=New South Wales|date=2 October 1897 |accessdate=14 December 2016 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

== Duplication ==

In 2014, the single track railway was duplicated. Two new concrete railway bridges were constructed and the old steel bridge placed out of use. Having two new single track bridges, separated by about a metre, rather than one double track bridge is more robust, since a problem affecting one single track bridge is less likely (though not guaranteed) to affect the other single track bridge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wn.com/shimsha_bridge_at_maddur|title=Shimsha Bridge at Maddur}}</ref> The separate spans also allow rail-mounted cranes on the surviving bridge to get close to clear debris on the affected track, a problem with the [[Nzi River Bridge collapse|Nzi River bridge collapse]].
The new bridges are likely to allow increased axle loads and speeds. The old and new bridges are about 50m apart, and the new bridge seem to be at a higher level than the old one. The new bridges are {{railgauge|1676 mm}} gauge.

== Collapse ==

On or before 26 September 1897,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162382117 |title=RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN INDIA. |newspaper=[[Adelaide Observer]] |volume=LIV |issue=2,922 |date=2 October 1897 |accessdate=14 December 2016 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> the bridge collapsed due to the river it crossed being in flood.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138628408 |title=RAILWAY BRIDGE COLLAPSES. |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=LXIII |issue=1644 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=2 October 1897 |accessdate=14 December 2016 |page=38 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Five of the fully loaded carriages fell into the river and about 150 people drowned.

== See also ==

* [[List of bridge failures]]

== References ==
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Maddur railway bridge collapse - Revision history

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