WATCH Point Pleasant Silver Bridge Collapse Part
1Part 1 of a 3-part documentary about the
Silver Bridge collapse. The first segment,
titled "Eyebars and Suspension",
chronicles the 1928 construction, the
opening ceremonies, and the legacy of the
bridge up through the night of its
collapse in 1967. |
WATCH Point Pleasant Silver Bridge Collapse Part
2Part 2 of a documentary detailing the
causes of the collapse of the Silver
Bridge. The title of this segment is
"Stresses and Strains".
Corrosion and wear on a recovered eyebar
joint is examined. |
WATCH Point Pleasant Silver Bridge Collapse Part
3Part 3 of the Silver Bridge documentary
chronicling the 1967 Point Pleasant
disaster that resulted in 46 lives lost.
The title of this segment is "The
Collapse". The fall of the bridge is
examined, including the National Bridge
Inspection Standards that were created as
a result of its collapse. |
WATCH The Mothman Prophecies trailerWatch The Mothman Prophecies movie trailer
for the 2002 Richard Gere film that is
based on actual events. The film's story
surrounds a reporter who, following the
death of his wife, is inexplicably drawn
to a small West Virginia town. There, he
investigates events that are possibly
related to the creature that his wife saw
shortly before she died. |