Earthquake Damage to Transportation Systems

The following images are from NOAA’s image collection. For further details on each image, click the PDF at the bottom of the page.

Tsunami bore destroys bridge on Wailuku River, Hawaii (1946)
Highway slumped into lake after earthquake shaking, Hebgen Lake, Montana (1959)
Car straddles crack in road after Alaska earthquake (1964)
Damage to Fourth Ave., Anchorage, Alaska earthquake (1964)
Compression of railroad track, Alaska earthquake (1964)
Damage to railroad bridge, Alaska earthquake (1964)
Tsunami damage to railroad facilities, Alaska earthquake (1964)
Boat beached by tsunami, Alaska earthquake (1964)
Collapsed bridge after earthquake in Japan (1964)
Damage to railway, Seattle, Washington, earthquake (1965)
Freeway compression caused by San Fernando, California, earthquake (1971)
Collapsed overpass caused by San Fernando, California, earthquake (1971)
Railroad tracks twisted by fault trace, Guatemala earthquake (1976)
Collapse of spans on bridge, Guatemala earthquake (1976)
Landslide blocks highway after Morgan Hill, California, earthquake (1984)
Rockfall blocks highway after Palm Springs, California, earthquake (1986)
Collapse of streets caused by subsidence from Mexico City earthquake (1985)
Blocking of roadways caused by building collapse in the Armenia earthquake (1988)
Collapse of freeway, Loma Prieta, California, earthquake (1989)
Damage to San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Loma Prieta earthquake (1989)
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