Wabash Bridge Memorial - St. Charles, Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 47.138 W 090° 31.235
15S E 715358 N 4295908
Memorial to construction workers who were killed when a column of the bridge collapsed during the construction of the bridge across the Missouri River.
Waymark Code: WMDG3V
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2012
Views: 5
The memorial is to eighteen men who were killed during construction of a railroad bridge across the Missouri River. The men were killed when this when this fifteen-foot section of column broke on November 11, 1870. The bridge was completed in May 1871 and was the first bridge spanning the Missouri River. The memorial to this disaster is located in Oak Grove Cemetery in St. Charles.
Disaster Date: 11/11/1870
Date of dedication: 01/01/1871
Memorial Sponsors: City of St. Charles
Disaster Type: Technological
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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