W.Va. Transportation Dept. Remembers Those Lost on the Silver Bridge and Its Effect on Bridge Safety Standards
December 13, 2024
December 13, 2024
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The West Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024:
Sunday, December 15, 2024, marks the 57th anniversary of the collapse of the Silver Bridge, which connected the communities of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio. The bridge collapsed without warning at 4:58 p.m., Friday, December 15, 1967, as many were scrambling to complete their Christmas shopping. The tragedy led to the Federal- . . .
Sunday, December 15, 2024, marks the 57th anniversary of the collapse of the Silver Bridge, which connected the communities of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio. The bridge collapsed without warning at 4:58 p.m., Friday, December 15, 1967, as many were scrambling to complete their Christmas shopping. The tragedy led to the Federal- . . .