# 🎙️ Zeulenroda Bridge: Tragedy or Sabotage?

**URL:** <https://community.dlubal.com/t/zeulenroda-bridge-tragedy-or-sabotage/2911>\
**Category:** Good to Know\
**Tags:** podcast, bridge-structure, structural-collapse\
**Created:** [February 20, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.dlubal.com/t/zeulenroda-bridge-tragedy-or-sabotage/2911 "2026-02-20T12:00:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.dlubal.com/t/zeulenroda-bridge-tragedy-or-sabotage/2911/1 "2026-02-20T12:00:58Z")

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![podcast](https://community.dlubal.com/uploads/default/original/1X/7faa0393bb42617051a05a4c478f3de2a38fbb23.jpeg)

➡ The _Dlubal Podcast_ is back with a new episode!

In 1973, during construction works in Zeulenroda, Thuringia, the Zeulenroda reservoir bridge suddenly collapsed. Four workers lost their lives. Was it a tragic accident – or could sabotage have played a role?

In this episode, we take a closer look at how the collapse of the Zeulenroda reservoir bridge could have happened and what the investigations revealed.

**🎧 Listen here:** [Collapse of the Zeulenroda Reservoir Bridge](https://www.dlubal.com/de/bildung/infotainment/podcasts/000163) 🇩🇪

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