Nevada Appeal at 150: Dec. 17, 1967: 46 dead, 33 missing in bridge disaster

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Nevada Appeal at 150: Dec. 17, 1967: 46 dead, 33 missing in bridge disaster





















Point Pleasant, W.V. — (AP) — In one of the worst bridge disasters in U.S. history, rescue team coordinators called off the search late Saturday night for victims of an Ohio River bridge tragedy which left eight persons dead and at least 33 unaccounted for. West Virginia Civil Defense Coordinator James Hampton said teams of divers wearing deep-sea type equipment had explored the river near this western West Virginia town for more than six hours but had found nothing of consequence. The 1,750-foot bridge linking Ohio and West Virginia was crammed with bumper-to-bumper traffic when disaster struck. Eyewitnesses estimated as  …
Source: Nevada Appeal at 150: Dec. 17, 1967: 46 dead, 33 missing in bridge disaster