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Collapse of U.S. 35 Highway Bridge, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, December 15, 1967.

PB190202

Publication Date	1968
Page Count	116
Abstract	The U.S. 35 highway bridge connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Kanauga, Ohio, collapsed at approximately 5:00 p.m. e. s. t., December 15, 1967. Forty-six persons died in the accident and nine were injured. Two of the 46 persons are still missing. There were 37 vehicles on the bridge at the time of the collapse. Thirty-one of them fell with the bridge, and of these, 24 fell into the water and were later recovered. The other seven vehicles fell with the bridge on the Ohio shore. There were no pedestrians on the bridge at the time of the collapse. The weather at the time of the accident was cloudy with light wind from the west and the temperature was 30F. (Author)
Keywords	Bridges Roads Motor vehicle accidents Failure(Mechanics) Casualties Maintenance West Virginia Ohio Loading(Mechanics) Highway bridges Bridge collapse Route 30 Point Pleasant(West Virginia)
NTIS Subject Category	94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 50B - Civil Engineering 50 - Civil Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Notes	Errata sheet inserted.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Highway accident rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197010

Collapse of U.S. 35 Highway Bridge, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, December 15, 1967.

Collapse of U.S. 35 Highway Bridge, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, December 15, 1967.
PB190202

Publication Date	1968
Page Count	116
Abstract	The U.S. 35 highway bridge connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Kanauga, Ohio, collapsed at approximately 5:00 p.m. e. s. t., December 15, 1967. Forty-six persons died in the accident and nine were injured. Two of the 46 persons are still missing. There were 37 vehicles on the bridge at the time of the collapse. Thirty-one of them fell with the bridge, and of these, 24 fell into the water and were later recovered. The other seven vehicles fell with the bridge on the Ohio shore. There were no pedestrians on the bridge at the time of the collapse. The weather at the time of the accident was cloudy with light wind from the west and the temperature was 30F. (Author)
Keywords	Bridges Roads Motor vehicle accidents Failure(Mechanics) Casualties Maintenance West Virginia Ohio Loading(Mechanics) Highway bridges Bridge collapse Route 30 Point Pleasant(West Virginia)
NTIS Subject Category	94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 50B - Civil Engineering 50 - Civil Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Notes	Errata sheet inserted.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Highway accident rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197010