Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the mouth of Bluestone 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.

Bluestone Bridge Disaster, Summers County, W. Va.

Identifier:: 048443
Collection Number:: A&M 3762
Title:: Bluestone Bridge Disaster, 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 mouth of Bluestone 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.
Subjects:: Rivers--West Virginia--Summers County., Bridges--West Virginia--Summers County., Counties--Summers.
Geographic:: Bluestone Bridge (Summers County, W. Va.), Bluestone River (Va. and W. Va.)
Acquisition Source:: Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long
Acquisition Method:: Gift
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView