It was December 15, 1967, when the Silver Bridge collapsed while it was full of rush-hour traffic, resulting in the deaths of 46 people, two of whom were never found.
The bridge that connected Point Pleasant, WV to Gallipolis, OH was a 39 year old eye bar suspension bridge when a single link, eye bar 330, failed.
While clearly the tragedy dominated the news and conversation in the Point Pleasant area, there was one aspect of the collapse that was discussed quietly among some circles…
Photographs taken only minutes before had some people asking what, if anything, did Mothman have to do with the collapse of the Silver Bridge?
The bridge that connected Point Pleasant, WV to Gallipolis, OH was a 39 year old eye bar suspension bridge when a single link, eye bar 330, failed.
While clearly the tragedy dominated the news and conversation in the Point Pleasant area, there was one aspect of the collapse that was discussed quietly among some circles…
Photographs taken only minutes before had some people asking what, if anything, did Mothman have to do with the collapse of the Silver Bridge?
