Secondly, the collapsing of the Quebec Bridge was Canada’s most famous bridge failure and was the inspiration for the Iron Ring Tradition. The Quebec Bridge was designed to have 1800-foot span, making it one of the longest spans in the world (Petroski, 2012, p. 175). However, in 1907 the entire bridge collapsed due to an error done when calculating the weight of the structure. This was blamed on several engineers working, yet it was mostly blamed on the chief consulting engineer that put young unexperienced engineers in charge. The fatal collapse led to the death of 75 workers, which was very high compared to what they initially expected the total deaths to be if the bridge was completed in 1917 (Petroski, 2012, p. 175). In 1922, the first
