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Unidentified workers gather supplies and dress in proper gear. Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the river. A week after the collapse the men began dismantling the twisted span, using a never before used technique by burning the steel beams with chemicals.

1. Construction Workers Preparing to Fix Bluestone Bridge After Collapse, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048437
Title:
Construction Workers Preparing to Fix Bluestone Bridge After Collapse, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Unidentified workers gather supplies and dress in proper gear. Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the river. A week after the collapse the men began dismantling the twisted span, using a never before used technique by burning the steel beams with chemicals.
Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the river. A week after the collapse the men began dismantling the twisted span, using a never before used technique by burning the steel beams with chemicals.

2. Site of Bluestone Bridge Collapse at Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048441
Title:
Site of Bluestone Bridge Collapse at Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the river. A week after the collapse the men began dismantling the twisted span, using a never before used technique by burning the steel beams with chemicals.
Workers make their way out into the water to repair the damage.Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the river. A week after the collapse the men began dismantling the twisted span, using a never before used technique by burning the steel beams with chemicals.

3. Construction Workers Repairing Bluestone High Bridge After Its Collapse into Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048442
Title:
Construction Workers Repairing Bluestone High Bridge After Its Collapse into Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Workers make their way out into the water to repair the damage.Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the river. A week after the collapse the men began dismantling the twisted span, using a never before used technique by burning the steel beams with chemicals.
The machine sits idly by while in the background workers prep the road for paving. Subjects unidentified.

4. Steam Roller on Unpaved Fayette Street, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049243
Title:
Steam Roller on Unpaved Fayette Street, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
The machine sits idly by while in the background workers prep the road for paving. Subjects unidentified.
A group of unidentified workers prep the road for paving while a man on the left supervises.

5. Workers Paving Fayette Street, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049244
Title:
Workers Paving Fayette Street, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
A group of unidentified workers prep the road for paving while a man on the left supervises.
Construction workers pave the road. Subjects unidentified.

6. Paving Fayette Street, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049245
Title:
Paving Fayette Street, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Construction workers pave the road. Subjects unidentified.