THE SILVER BRIDGE
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19 May 1928 |
15 Dec 1967 |
An eye-bar suspension bridge located
265.1 miles below Pittsburgh, PA it was the only bridge across
the Ohio River between Middleport, OH and Huntington, WV. A major
east-west connection for US Route 35 connecting Charleston, WV
and major cities in Ohio. The Silver Bridge was also the local
link for people doing business in both Point Pleasant, WV and
Gallipolis, OH. Named the Silver Bridge because it was the first
and in the end, the only bridge in the area painted with aluminum
paint.
At approximately 5:04 pm December 15,
1967 the Silver Bridge Collapsed and forty-six people lost their
lives. Forty-four bodies were recovered and two are still missing.
This page is dedicated to those who lost their lives on that cold
December day.
Those recovered:
E
Albert Adler, Jr, Gallipolis, OH
Julius
Oliver "J.O." Bennett, Walnut Cove, NC
Leo Blackman, Richmond, VA
Kristye
Boggs, Vinton, OH
Margaret
Boggs, Vinton, OH
Hilda
Byus, Point Pleasant, WV
Kimberly
Byus, Point Pleasant, WV
Melvin
Cantrell, Gallipolis Ferry, WV
Thomas
A Cantrell, Gallipolis, OH
Donna
Jean Casey, Galliipolis, OH
Cecil
Counts, Gallipolis Ferry, WV
Horace
Cremeans, Route 1, Gallipolis, OH
Harold Cundiff, Winston-Salem,
NC
Alonzo
Luther Darst, Cheshire, OH
Alma
Duff, Point Pleasant, WV
James
Hawkins, Westerville, OH
Bobby
L Head, Gallipolis, OH
Forrest
Raymond Higley, Bidwell, OH
Alva
B Lane, Route 1, Gallipolis, OH
Thomas
"Bus" Howard Lee, Gallipolis, OH
G
H Mabe, Jamestown, NC
Darlene
Mayes, Kanauga, OH
Gerald
McMannus, South Point, OH
James
Richard Maxwell, Gallipolis, OH
James
F Meadows, Point Pleasant, WV
Timothy
Meadows, Point Pleasant, WV
Frederick
D Miller, Gallipolis, OH
Ronnie
G Moore, Gallipolis, OH
Nora
Isabelle Nibert, Gallipolis Ferry, WV
Darius
E Northup, Gallipolis Ferry, WV
James
O Pullen, Middleport, OH
Leo
"Doc" Sanders, Point Pleasant, WV
Ronald Sims, Gallipolis, OH
Charles
T Smith, Bidwell, OH
Erma
Letha Smith, Bidwell, OH
Maxine
Sturgeon, Kanauga, OH
Denzil Taylor, Point Pleasant,
WV
Glenna
Mae Taylor, Point Pleasant, WV
Robert Eugene Towe, Cana,
VA
Victor
William Turner, Point Pleasant, WV
Marvin
Wamsley, Point Pleasant, WV
Lillian Eleanor Wedge, Point
Pleasant, WV
Paul
D Wedge, Point Pleasant, WV
James
Alfred White, Point Pleasant, WV
Still Missing:
Kathy
Byus, Point Pleasant, WV
Maxine Turner, Point Pleasant,
WV
FFrom your web mistress: I was
living in Point Pleasant at the time of the collapse and was supposed
to go shopping in Gallipolis around 4:30 pm with a friend who
ended up working late. My father turned the lights on the tragedy
so that the rescue workers could continue after dark that first
night. There, but for the grace of God, I am still here.
Other survivors stories:
The
River Museum where you will
find a model of the Silver Bridge and some additional
pictures
The
River Museum's own web site
Special
Edition Point Pleasant
Register December 16, 1967
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