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The High Bridge was repaired but was severely weight restricted for the rest of is life and closed with the opening of the new bridge. The Norbert F. Beckey Bridge replaced the Muscatine High Bridge (1891-1972). Construction on the bridge was completed in December 1972. A pillar from the old High Bridge still stands at Riverside Park in Muscatine.
The collapse sent shock waves across the country, sparked supply chain concerns and broke the hearts of locals who considered the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which stretches a mile-and-a-half and ...
[57] [69] The bridge strike and partial collapse were recorded on video. [70] [71] Multiple vehicles were on the bridge at the time it collapsed, though initially no one was believed to be inside them. [66] Workers were repairing potholes on the bridge [66] and were in their vehicles on a break at the time of the collapse. [72]
The Dixon Bridge Disaster, also known as the Truesdell Bridge Disaster, occurred on Sunday, May 4, 1873, when the bridge across the Rock River at Dixon, Illinois, collapsed while spectators were observing a baptism ceremony in the river below. The collapse killed 46 people and injured at least 56 others.
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Joseph Aoun (pictured) is elected president of Lebanon after a two-year vacancy.; An attack on the presidential palace in N'Djamena, Chad, results in 19 deaths.; A series of wildfires in Southern California, United States, leaves at least 24 people dead and destroys more than 12,000 structures.
A live video posted on YouTube showed the ship ploughing into the bridge in darkness. ... Tuesday's disaster may be the worst U.S. bridge collapse since 2007 when the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis ...