Draft:1958 Second Narrows Bridge collapse

The 1958 Second Narrows Bridge collapse occurred on 17 June 1958 at about 15:40 (PST) while the bridge was under construction. 18 workers died in the collapse and 20 others were hospitalized. A rescue diver died while searching for bodies in the Burrard Inlet two days later. Five more workers died in other mishaps during the bridge's construction. The bridge was renamed the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing on 17 June 1994.

Inquiry
The Commissioner was asked to inquire into the circumstances of the collapse on June 17, 1958 of the Second Narrows Bridge, which was being constructed across Burrard Inlet under contract with the British Columbia Toll Highways and Bridges Authority. The Commissioner concluded that the collapse was due to a design failure in the temporary structures and recommended "that erection contractors submit to engineers full particulars of the erection procedures and details of design of the temporary works which the contractor proposes to adopt . . . " (p. 11).