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Miami's glamorous Art Deco-lined beach famous for its turquoise waters, white sand, and vibrant nightlife scene.
24 km · about 30 min drive
Florida, United States · North America
Sweetwater is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Westwood Lake, 24km from South Beach.
Sweetwater is a town located in Florida, United States. With a population of 20,840, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Sweetwater sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sweetwater to your route.
On March 15, 2018, a 175-foot-long (53 m) section of the FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity Pedestrian Bridge collapsed while under construction. The collapse resulted in six deaths (one worker and five motorists), ten injuries (six serious and four minor), and eight vehicles being crushed. One employee was permanentlyRead more
disabled. At the time of the collapse, six lanes of road beneath the bridge were open to traffic.
The pedestrian bridge was designed to connect the town of Sweetwater to the campus of Florida International University (FIU) in University Park, a suburb west of Miami, Florida, United States. The two were separated by a busy eight-lane highway, which the bridge was designed to span.
The engineering design error that directly led to the collapse was identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as a miscalculation of resistance to sliding of the connection between the walkway surface and the truss that held it up. The walkway surface was poured concrete, which was allowed to harden before the truss braces were poured above it. These truss members were connected to the deck by steel reinforcing rods embedded in the deck and in the concrete of the truss. To hold up the bridge, these connections had to prevent the truss from sliding along the walkway surface. The resistance to sliding was miscalculated, and was insufficient to prevent the connection from sliding and causing cracks in the truss concrete. Cracking ultimately caused the complete disconnection of one of the truss-to-walkway connections, leading to the collapse.
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Sweetwater is located in Florida, United States, North America. The coordinates are 25.7634 latitude, -80.3731 longitude.
Sweetwater has a population of approximately 20,840 people, making it a town in United States.
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