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The bridge was completed in 1969 as a replacement for the collapsed Silver Bridge, although it is located about 4,300 feet (1.3 km) downstream (south) of the original. [ 23 ] The bridge carries US 35 across the river and serves as a major crossing for people and goods traveling between Charleston, West Virginia , and Southern and Central Ohio .
MacDonald believed the bridge collapsed due to a flaw in the southernmost lug at the top of the first full angle block from the west end. He noted that the lugs atop the angle blocks on the bridge had, for some reason, been shaved down to 1.6875 inches (42.86 mm) from 2 inches (51 mm).
Contributing to the cause of the collapse was the failure of the Hamilton County Engineer's Office to submit the bridge design plans to the Ohio Department of Transportation for review as required by state law. [1] The one-lane bridge was intended to carry U.S. 52 traffic while a replacement for the 93-year-old Miamitown Bridge was being built.
Akron Evening Times, Oct. 28, 1918: "Bridge collapses; two escape death" Oct. 28, 1922: "Heavy truck causes bridge to collapse" Jan. 22, 1935: "The high level bridge failure"
Main Avenue Bridge; Main Street Bridge (Columbus, Ohio) Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge; Market Street Bridge (Ohio River) Martin Luther King Bridge (Toledo, Ohio) Mechanicsville Road Covered Bridge; Memorial Bridge (Parkersburg, West Virginia) Miamitown bridge collapse; Middle Road Covered Bridge; Moundsville Bridge
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At the time the bridge was erected in 1977, it was the longest truss bridge in the world. More: Collapse of Baltimore's Key is latest bridge incident of 2024 after similar collisions in China ...
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