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.)

Acquisition Source:

Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView