Construction Workers Preparing to Fix Bluestone Bridge After Collapse, Summers County, W. Va.

Identifier:

048437

Collection Number:

A&M 3762

Title:

Construction Workers Preparing to Fix Bluestone Bridge After Collapse, Summers County, W. Va.

Date:

ca. 1950

Creator:

Keller, Robert R.

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.

Subjects:

Bridges--West Virginia--Summers County., Construction workers., Counties--Summers., Bridges--Maintenance and repair.

Geographic:

Bluestone Bridge (Summers County, W. Va.)

Acquisition Source:

Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView