she cried. “Where’s the bridge?” The Silver Bridge, engineering marvel of the Ohio River valley, was gone. The destruction was catastrophic. “It didn’t just fall into the river,” a ...

The Silver Bridge –connecting Gallipolis, Ohio, and Point Pleasant, West Virginia – collapsed into the Ohio River in heavy rush-hour traffic, killing 46 people. The accident triggered ...

Debris from the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant is removed from the Ohio River. The 55th anniversary of the collapse, in which 46 died, was on Thursday. (Photo Provided) CHARLESTON — The West ...

1967 The Silver Bridge spanned the Ohio River from Gallipolis to Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Opening to traffic in 1928, it was the first bridge in the nation to use an innovative eyebar-link ...

The disaster took 46 lives when the bridge plunged into the frigid Ohio River. Each year, the community gathers to honor their memories. While the Silver Bridge Collapse is steeped in tragedy ...

Photographed January 11, 2022. Silver Bridge span from Gallipolis collapses into Ohio River on Dec. 15, 1967 The Silver Bridge spanned the Ohio River from Gallipolis to Point Pleasant, West Virginia.