The Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant collapsed on December 15, 1967, resulting in the deaths of 46 persons.
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Silver Bridge Disaster
"'I Looked Up...the Bridge Disappeared,' Teachers
Says"
"Bridge Fell Like Card Deck; Fantastic, Witnesses
Relate"
"25 Years Later, Bridge Collapse Still Haunts W. Va.
Town"
"Pt. Pleasant Span Collapses, 70 Vehicles Plunge Into
River"
Traffic Data Sheet, Silver Bridge Disaster
"The Collapse of the Silver Bridge"
Sources on the Silver Bridge Disaster
Video Clip of Silver Bridge Disaster
Photographs of the Silver Bridge Disaster
Document-Based Questions
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