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Construction equipment sits beside the newly constructed bridge. The setting is the site of the future Bluestone High Bridge. In the background is the Meador home.

1. Bluestone Low Bridge Undergoing Construction at Mouth of Bluestone Creek, True, W. Va.

Looking over the reservoir created by  Bluestone River Dam from the dirt road.

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

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.

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

The bridge, formerly known as Bluestone High Bridge, crosses over the mouth of the river.

4. Lilly Bridge Spanning Over Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

Lilly Bridge, formerly known as Bluestone High Bridge, is pictured spanning across the mouth of the river.

5. View Looking Up Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

Three men observe the damage after the span of the bridge collapsed into the mouth of the Bluestone River.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.

6. Bluestone Bridge Disaster, Summers County, W. Va.

The men stand on the collapsed structure.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.

7. Construction Workers Repairing Bluestone High Bridge After Its Collapse, Summers County, W. Va.

An unidentified man climbs up the collapsed structure.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.

8. Close-Up of Damage to Bluestone Bridge After Collapse into Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

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.

9. Bluestone Bridge Damage After Collapse into Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

Ground view of the disaster.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.

10. Bluestone Bridge Span Collapse into Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

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.

11. Bluestone Bridge Bent Steel After Collapse into Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

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.

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