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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
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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
![The fallen David Brinkley bridge, Wayne, WV, Sept. 1970](https://mds.marshall.edu/doris_miller_papers/1087/thumbnail.jpg)