Koror–Babeldaob Bridge

E280443

box girder bridge bridge in Palau road bridge

The Koror–Babeldaob Bridge is a major roadway bridge in Palau that links the country’s most populous island, Koror, with its largest island, Babeldaob, serving as a critical transportation and economic lifeline.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Koror–Babeldaob Bridge canonical	2
Koror–Babelthuap Bridge	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	box girder bridge ⓘ bridge in Palau ⓘ road bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	KB Bridge ⓘ Koror–Babeldaob Bridge ⓘ surface form: Koror–Babelthuap Bridge
casualties	caused fatalities ⓘ caused injuries ⓘ
collapsed	1996 ⓘ
connects	Babeldaob ⓘ Koror ⓘ
constructionStart	1970s ⓘ
country	Palau ⓘ
crosses	Toachel Mid Channel ⓘ
design	cantilever box girder ⓘ
designer	Alfred A. Yee & Associates ⓘ Dyckerhoff & Widmann ⓘ
economicRole	critical economic lifeline for Palau ⓘ
function	carries road traffic ⓘ
impact	caused power and water outages in Koror ⓘ disrupted transportation between Koror and Babeldaob ⓘ
importance	major transportation link between Koror and Babeldaob ⓘ
length	approximately 385 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Babeldaob Island ⓘ Koror Island ⓘ surface form: Koror State Pacific Ocean region ⓘ
locationRelativeToCapital	near Ngerulmud on Babeldaob side ⓘ
locationRelativeToLargestCity	serves Koror, Palau’s most populous city ⓘ
mainSpanLength	approximately 240 metres ⓘ
material	prestressed concrete ⓘ
notableEvent	sudden collapse on 26 September 1996 ⓘ
opened	1977 ⓘ
owner	national government of Palau ⓘ surface form: Government of Palau
region	Oceania ⓘ
replacedBy	Japan–Palau Friendship Bridge ⓘ
replacedStructureName	Japan–Palau Friendship Bridge ⓘ
replacedStructureOpened	2002 ⓘ
status	destroyed ⓘ
trafficType	vehicular traffic ⓘ
wasAmong	longest span concrete box girder bridges at time of completion ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Babeldaob → connectedBy → Koror–Babeldaob Bridge ⓘ

Koror → transport → Koror–Babeldaob Bridge ⓘ

Koror–Babeldaob Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Koror–Babeldaob Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koror–Babelthuap Bridge