Description: The Silver Bridge Disaster of 1967, West Virginia, Images of America, Paperback 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.
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738592787
Book Title: Silver Bridge Disaster of 1967
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: Natural Disasters, Subjects & Themes / Historical, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Sociology / General, United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), Civil / Bridges
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Travel, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Photography, History
Item Weight: 10.5 Oz
Author: Bridget J. Gromek, The Point the Point Pleasant River Museum, Ruth Fout, Martha Fout, Stephan G. Bullard
Item Length: 9.2 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
