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

Identifier:

048449

Collection Number:

A&M 3762

Title:

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

Date:

ca. 1950

Description:

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.

Subjects:

Rivers--West Virginia--Summers County., Counties--Summers., Bridges--West Virginia--Summers County.

Geographic:

Bluestone Bridge (Summers County, W. Va.), Bluestone River (Va. and W. Va.)

Acquisition Source:

Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView