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The new bridge opened in 1909, and in late winter during that year, the first train crossed the bridge. The cost for the new bridge was $1 million. [2] In October 1958, [19] the bridge caught on fire and suffered $250,000 in loss. In June 1959, the bridge suffered another fire, but the damage was slight.
February 12 – Barton Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 29. February 16 – Elderly home for Catholic church fire in Yokohama, Japan, killed 100. April 28 – Green Mill Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12. May 11 – Cinema fire in Wielopole Skrzyńskie, Poland, killed 58 and injured 20. [55]
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The Utica Bridge was a cantilever through truss bridge in Utica, Illinois. Built in 1962, it was one of the few structures that survived the 2004 tornado . The bridge was demolished by implosion on March 18, 2021.
The boat and bridge caught on fire, and the steamboat owner sued for damages, claiming the bridge was a hazard to navigation. It was defended in court by an Illinois lawyer: Abraham Lincoln. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Lincoln won the case for the railroad, arguing that a person has a much right to build a bridge to cross a river as another person has to ...
John Wayne Gacy was an American serial k**ler and s*x offender who r*ped, tortured, and m**dered at least 33 young men and boys in Norwood Park Township, near Chicago, Illinois.
Pages in category "Bridge disasters caused by fire" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
HESPERIA, Calif. - All three lanes of Interstate 15 in Hesperia were closed in both directions Monday after a construction worker's blowtorch accidentally ignited the wooden supports of an ...