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The tall support structure is covered by construction beams.

49. Bluestone Bridge Under Construction at Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048428
Title:
Bluestone Bridge Under Construction at Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The tall support structure is covered by construction beams.
A crane and other construction equipment surrounds the construction site. The bridge looks at Larkin Meador farm, pictured to the left, and up Pipestem Creek.

50. Construction Site of First Bluestone Bridge at Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, w. Va.

IDNO:
048432
Title:
Construction Site of First Bluestone Bridge at Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, w. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A crane and other construction equipment surrounds the construction site. The bridge looks at Larkin Meador farm, pictured to the left, and up Pipestem Creek.
Unidentified persons scatter across the dock and lake shore.

51. Paddle Boat Dock at Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048439
Title:
Paddle Boat Dock at Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Unidentified persons scatter across the dock and lake shore.
Church pictured in the distance. The area pictured is about one mile south of Bluestone River Dam.

52. Low Gap Church on Ridge near Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048445
Title:
Low Gap Church on Ridge near Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Church pictured in the distance. The area pictured is about one mile south of Bluestone River Dam.
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 mouth of Bluestone River.

53. Bluestone Bridge Steel Bent and Collapsed, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048447
Title:
Bluestone Bridge Steel Bent and Collapsed, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
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 mouth of Bluestone River.
Looking at the beginning of a reservoir created by the Bluestone Dam. To the right of the area pictured is the mouth of the Bluestone River.

54. Site of Bluestone Bridge Prior to Construction, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048514
Title:
Site of Bluestone Bridge Prior to Construction, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Looking at the beginning of a reservoir created by the Bluestone Dam. To the right of the area pictured is the mouth of the Bluestone River.
Looking over the reservoir created by Bluestone River Dam from the dirt road.

55. Site of Bluestone Bridge Before its Construction, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048515
Title:
Site of Bluestone Bridge Before its Construction, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Looking over the reservoir created by Bluestone River Dam from the dirt road.
At the far side of the photo is John Barker's farm in the background. Near the side of the river is Hoke Neely farm at Surveyor Branch.

56. Farms on the Banks of the Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048522
Title:
Farms on the Banks of the Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
At the far side of the photo is John Barker's farm in the background. Near the side of the river is Hoke Neely farm at Surveyor Branch.
Surveying men and their equipment are pictured outside a large white home. Family members stand closely by. Subjects are unidentified.

57. Surveyors and Equipment at a House in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048562
Title:
Surveyors and Equipment at a House in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Surveying men and their equipment are pictured outside a large white home. Family members stand closely by. Subjects are unidentified.
A group of men and one young boy stand in front of the C. & O. Fire Hose Station. O. P. Garten, husband of Ruby Garten, is third man from right in the back row. The remaining subjects are unidentified.

58. C. & O. Carpenters Force at Avis Railroad Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048574
Title:
C. & O. Carpenters Force at Avis Railroad Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men and one young boy stand in front of the C. & O. Fire Hose Station. O. P. Garten, husband of Ruby Garten, is third man from right in the back row. The remaining subjects are unidentified.
Three unidentified men are pictured inside the telegraph office, where the ticket office was later located.

59. HX Telegraph Office, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048605
Title:
HX Telegraph Office, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three unidentified men are pictured inside the telegraph office, where the ticket office was later located.
Conductor O. J. Hellems, who died October 5, 1973, and sheet metal worker L. M. Reid are pictured.

60. Railroad Employees Sitting on Store Porch, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048619
Title:
Railroad Employees Sitting on Store Porch, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Conductor O. J. Hellems, who died October 5, 1973, and sheet metal worker L. M. Reid are pictured.