File:Silver Bridge Marker.jpg

Summary
Photo of the historical marker for the "Silver Bridge" in Point Pleasant, WV.

The Silver Bridge was an eyebar chain suspension bridge that connected the cities of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio over the Ohio River. It was built in 1928, named for its aluminum paint, and collapsed on December 15, 1967, killing 46 people; investigation of the wreckage pointed to the failure of a single eye-bar in a suspension chain due to a small flaw that was introduced at the time it was made.

I took this photograph on Friday, June 23, 2006.