Search Results
- IDNO:
- 048436
- Title:
- Bluestone High Bridge When Span Fell, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1950
- Description:
- Part of the bridge fell during its construction in 1948. Steel pieces sit in the mouth of the Bluestone River.
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 048438
- Title:
- Bluestone Park from Sand Knob, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1955
- Description:
- Overlooking the mountains that border the Bluestone River.
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 048440
- Title:
- Bluestone High Bridge Construction at Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1950
- Description:
- Large trucks sit below the construction. The support beams for the new bridge tower over the automobiles.
- 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.
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 048443
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 048444
- Title:
- Bluestone High Bridge Span After Falling into Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1950
- Description:
- The damage of the accident can be seen on the right. A small group of people observe from the dirt path below.Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the river.
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 048446
- Title:
- New River Road Running Alongside Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1950
- Description:
- Looking at the lake from the dirt road.
- 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.
