Construction Workers Repairing Bluestone High Bridge After Its Collapse into Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
Identifier:
048442
Collection Number:
A&M 3762
Title:
Construction Workers Repairing Bluestone High Bridge After Its Collapse into Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Creator:
Keller, Robert R.
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.
Subjects:
Bridges--Maintenance and repair., Bridges--West Virginia--Summers County., Counties--Summers., Rivers--West Virginia--Summers County., Construction workers.
Geographic:
Bluestone Bridge (Summers County, W. Va.), Bluestone River (Va. and W. Va.)
