Construction Workers Repairing Bluestone High Bridge After Its Collapse, Summers County, W. Va.
Identifier:
048452
Collection Number:
A&M 3762
Title:
Construction Workers Repairing Bluestone High Bridge After Its Collapse, Summers County, W. Va.
Description:
The men stand on the collapsed structure.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.
Subjects:
Construction workers., Rivers--West Virginia--Summers County., Bridges--West Virginia--Summers County., Counties--Summers.
Geographic:
Bluestone River (Va. and W. Va.), Bluestone Bridge (Summers County, W. Va.)
