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Chirajara bridge collapse
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<p>On 15 January 2018, a partially constructed bridge in Chirajara, <a href="/facts/Guayabetal/H9p7Sla4">Guayabetal</a>, <a href="/facts/Colombia/nl7r8Q2u">Colombia</a> collapsed, killing at least 10 workers and injuring several more. The 446-metre (1,463 ft) <a href="/facts/Cable-stayed_bridge/sVfq79Sa">cable-stayed bridge</a>, located in the <a href="/facts/Cundinamarca_Department/ICyqq5uf">Cundinamarca Department</a>, was part of an expansion of National Route 40 between <a href="/facts/Bogota/d0u4M1AR">Bogota</a> and <a href="/facts/Villavicencio/Cz3Vzp9L">Villavicencio</a> scheduled to open in March 2018. It crosses a ravine at a height of 280 metres (920 ft) and is held by stay-cables from two towers, of which one collapsed. </p>