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10 sie 2024 · Around 5 p.m. on December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge collapsed over the Ohio River, leaving 46 people dead in the icy waters below. But what caused it? After the Silver Bridge collapsed under the weight of rush-hour traffic, 31 cars plummeted into the water — with 46 people losing their lives.
The Silver Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Ohio River between Gallipolis, Ohio, and Henderson, West Virginia. The bridge was completed in 1969 as a replacement for the collapsed Silver Bridge, although it is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) downstream (south) of the original.
15 gru 2023 · On Dec. 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia with Gallipolis and Kanauga, Ohio, collapsed into the freezing Ohio River during rush hour, killing 46 people and injuring at least eight people. The collapse became the deadliest bridge disaster in modern history.
15 gru 2020 · Thirty-one vehicles plunged into the icy waters of the Ohio River. Twenty-one people survived, but 46 died in the disaster. The Silver Bridge tragedy led to national changes in how bridges were inspected.
20 gru 1992 · The collapse of the U.S. 35 bridge between Point Pleasant and Kanauga, Ohio, killed 46 motorists and their passengers. It was also a turning point in the way American engineers think of...
On Friday, December 15, 1967, at about 5 p.m., the bridge spanning the Ohio River at Point Pleasant collapsed. The Silver Bridge, so named because it was the first bridge in the area to be painted with aluminum paint, had been designed by the J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore. It was the first bridge built in the United States using an ...
1 lis 1993 · After some 40 years of service, the bridge collapsed without warning on December 15, 1967 during the evening rush hour, when the bridge was crowded with heavy traffic. The collapse resulted in the loss of 46 lives and nine injuries.
