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Point Pleasant's Silver Bridge, the first eyebar suspension bridge in the United States, was an engineering marvel when it was constructed in 1927 and 1928. Located on US Highway 35, the bridge spanned the Ohio River and linked Point Pleasant, West Virginia, with the towns of Kanauga and Gallipolis, Ohio. For almost 40 years, the structure provided dependable service for travelers in the region. On December 15, 1967, this service came to a dramatic and disastrous end. At 4:58 p.m., during the height of rush hour, the bridge suddenly collapsed. Rescue and recovery operations started immediately but were hampered by poor weather conditions and freezing rain. The cause of the collapse was linked to the bridge's innovative design. Undetected corrosion stress cracks caused an eyebar on the Ohio side to fracture; because the eyebars were linked together in a chain, the failure of one led to the catastrophic collapse of the entire bridge. In total, 46 lives were lost in the disaster.Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-139780738592787
eBay Product ID (ePID)183672621
Product Key Features
Number of Pages127 Pages
Publication NameThe Silver Bridge Disaster of 1967
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephan G. Bullard, Martha Fout, Ruth Fout, Bridget J. Gromek
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight295 g
Item Width159 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorMartha Fout, Stephan G. Bullard, Bridget J. Gromek, Ruth Fout
