Bluestone Bridge Damage After Collapse into Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
Identifier:
048450
Collection Number:
A&M 3762
Title:
Bluestone Bridge Damage After Collapse into Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
A close-up look at the bent bridge steel.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.
