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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 4,300 feet (1.3 km) downstream (south) of the original. [23]
[4] [5] The original eastern end of the bypass at SR 7 was originally a four-leg intersection, with the fourth leg being formed by the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River to Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The Silver Bridge collapsed on December 15, 1967 as the result of previously unknown metal fatigue. 46 people died in the collapse. [6]
Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, which collapsed into the Ohio River on December 15, 1967, killing 46 people. The Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapsed into the river on December 15, 1967. The collapse killed 46 people who had been crossing when the bridge failed.
Silver Bridge span from Gallipolis collapses into Ohio River on Dec. 15, 1967. The Silver Bridge spanned the Ohio River from Gallipolis to Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
Silver Bridge collapse, Gallipolis, Dec. 15, 1967 A barge pushes goods under the Silver Memorial Bridge that spans the Ohio River between Gallipolis, Ohio and Henderson, West Virginia.
The collapse was caught on video. |title=LIVE: 'Mass casualty incident' as US bridge hit by ship collapses into river [183] Paninsky Bridge Vyazma, Smolensk Oblast: Russia 8 April 2024 Concrete road bridge over railway line Dilapidated condition of the bridge, possibly in combination with ground subsidence during the thaw. 1 killed, 6 injured
1967 was a common year ... December 15 – The Silver Bridge over the Ohio River in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapses, killing 46 people.
The latest work on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge finished weeks ahead of schedule. Nearly 60 years ago, officials believed the bridge's initial construction would also finish well before its deadline.