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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.

Site of Bluestone Bridge Collapse at Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

Identifier:
048441
Collection Number:
A&M 3762
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.
Subjects:
Bridges--West Virginia--Summers County., Construction workers., Rivers--West Virginia--Summers County., Counties--Summers.
Geographic:
Bluestone River (Va. and W. Va.), Bluestone Bridge (Summers County, W. Va.)
Acquisition Source:
Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView