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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]
The Silver Bridge collapsed on December 15, 1967 as the result of previously unknown metal fatigue. 46 people died in the collapse. [6] A replacement span, the Silver Memorial Bridge , was built about 4,300 feet (1.3 km) downstream and opened on December 15, 1969. [ 6 ]
The collapsed Silver Bridge, as seen from the Ohio side. It inspired the book Mothman Prophecies and The Mothman Prophecies. Queen Juliana Bridge: Willemstad, Curaçao: Netherlands Antilles 6 November 1967: Portal bridge Construction support fault. Bridge fell during construction 15 killed Bridge collapsed at the Punda side
The creature was introduced to a wider audience by Gray Barker in 1970, [4] [5] and was later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, [6] claiming that there were paranormal events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the Silver Bridge. The book was later adapted into a 2002 film starring ...
1967 was a common year ... December 15 – The Silver Bridge over the Ohio River in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapses, killing 46 people. December 17 ...
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The designation and inspection protocols for fracture critical bridges were developed following the failure of an eyebar at the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, which precipitated the bridge's collapse into the Ohio River in 1967, resulting in 46 deaths.
Six construction workers died after a container ship collided with a Baltimore bridge. Now residents who relied on the Key […] A historically Black community grapples with lasting impacts after ...