B. Morgan banned its use during parades. Last week, under the bumper-to-bumper weight of cars, gravel trucks, and semitrailers, the “Silver Bridge” collapsed, carrying perhaps as many as 100 ...
A witness described the bridge failure as sounding like a sonic boom. The aftermath of the disaster would have wide-ranging effects not only on how bridges were built and inspected, but also how ...
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. – Sunday marks the 57th anniversary of the Silver Bridge Collapse that took the lives of 46 people and the West Virginia Department of Transporation is remembering those ...
Six people died in the collapse. Ohio recorded one of its most deadly bridge accidents in 1967 on the Ohio-West Virginia border. The Silver Bridge –connecting Gallipolis, Ohio, and Point ...