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Point Pleasant's Silver Bridge Disaster In 1967 Improved Bridge Safety

The Silver Bridge collapse, on the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, killed 46 people. After it, the Federal Highway Administration began using National Bridge Inspection Standards.

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Point Pleasant River Museum Breaks Ground On New Building

Museum staff broke ground on Monday for a new building to house the Point Pleasant River Museum and Lakin Ray Cook Learning Center.Following a fire that gutted the Old Nease Building, the previous home of the museum, the museum staff has been working to raise funds for a new building.

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The Silver Bridge Collapses Killing 46: December 15, 1967

On Friday, December 15, 1967, at about 5 p.m., the Silver Bridge spanning the Ohio River at Point Pleasant collapsed, plunging thirty-one vehicles plunged into river and killing 46.

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