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Dee bridge disaster
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Date24 May 1847
~18:25
LocationChester, Cheshire
Coordinates53°10′59″N 2°53′42″W / 53.183°N 2.895°W / 53.183; -2.895
CountryEngland
LineNorth Wales Coast Line and Shrewsbury–Chester line
CauseBridge fail
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers22
Deaths5
Injured9
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The Dee Bridge disaster was a rail accident that occurred on 24 May 1847 in Chester, England, that resulted in five fatalities. It revealed the weakness of cast iron beam bridges reinforced by wrought iron tie bars, and brought criticism of its designer, Robert Stephenson, the son of George Stephenson.

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