Silver Bridge Collapse
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member two-bit Joe
N 38° 50.651 W 082° 08.312
17S E 401195 N 4300101
Silver Bridge Collapse 1967
Waymark Code: WM16M6
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member dustyroades
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Constructed in 1928, connected Point Pleasant and Kanauga, OH. Name credited to aluminum colored paint used. First eye-bar suspension bridge of its type in US. Rush hour collapse on 15 December 1967, resulted in 31vehicles falling into river, killing 46 and injuring 9. Failed eye-bar joint and weld identified as cause. Resulted in Congressional passage of national bridge inspection standards in 1968.
Marker Title: Silver Bridge Collapse

Marker Location: Main St. across from Mason County Courthouse in a small memorial area.

County or Independent City: Mason

Marker Program Sponsor: Celebration 2000 – West Virginia Division of Archives and History 2006

Marker Number: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed
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