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Title

The fallen David Brinkley bridge, Wayne, WV, Sept. 1970

Authors

Files

Collection

0525: Doris C. Miller Papers

Institution

Marshall University Archives and Special Collections

Date

1970

Description

The fallen David Brinkley bridge, Wayne, WV, Sept. 1970, showing the truck that hit the bridge, b&w. This bridge, across 12-Pole Creek at Wayne, county seat of Wayne County, WV, was named for TV newsman David Brinkley after his trip to Wayne during Kennedy's 1960 campaign trip. The bridge fell Sept. 22, 1970 after the truck struck a girder.

Format

Photograph

Place

Wayne, WV

Subject

Subject Terms: Wayne, WV Brinkley Bridge David Brinkley Bridge Twelve Pole Creek Bridges Bridge failures Trucks

Type

Still Image

Usage Rights

Copyright not evaluated.

Identifier

1990.11.0525.26.01.07

Recommended Citation

"The fallen David Brinkley bridge, Wayne, WV, Sept. 1970" (1970). 0525: Doris C. Miller Papers, 1915-1989. 88.
https://mds.marshall.edu/doris_miller_papers/88